Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,093 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Synthetic Biology results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Recency Bias, Optimism Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 482 hits. Analysis detected 2,344 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,372 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 23% (12,771 of 16,558 topics). This Synthetic Biology is better (less manipulative) than 77.10% of the peer group.
Synthetic Biology
Topic details
Total words: 4,372
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510022.9% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 6.5%6.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.7%1.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%Recency Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 2.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos