Topic summary
39%7 analyzed articles/videos6,851 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zoology results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 1,810 hits. Analysis detected 19,162 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,233 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,609 of 16,091 topics). This Zoology is better (less manipulative) than 78.40% of the peer group.
Zoology

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510021.6% percentile
2.0% BS Score7 analyzed articles22.2K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate