Topic summary
31% 8 analyzed articles/videos 10,312 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sociology results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Biased Writer Voice , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 3,940 hits . Analysis detected 34,032 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,287 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (13,747 of 15,447 topics). This Sociology is better (less manipulative) than 89.00% of the peer group. Sociology
Topic details
Total words: 42,287
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score8 analyzed articles42.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.4% 5.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Framing Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.4%, sitewide 3.3% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst