Keyword summary
50%9 analyzed articles/videos9,039 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brain results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Overconfidence Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 2,540 hits. Analysis detected 22,621 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,903 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (54,419 of 59,653 keywords). This Brain is better (less manipulative) than 91.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

9% percentile
02550751008.8% percentile
1.2% BS Score9 analyzed articles40.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 6.2%6.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 2.3%2.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 0.4%0.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Keyword 0.1%0.1%

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: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Your Brain Distorts Reality, Groundbreaking Research Shows—Putting You at Risk of Dangerous ‘Shared Hallucinations’4%
Popular Mechanics50%By Popular Mechanics Editors64%8/7/2026, 2:00:03 PM
Earth’s Magnetic Field Could Be Controlling Your Mind, Scientists Say—and Ultimately Your Decision-Making2%
Popular Mechanics50%By Stav Dimitropoulos34%8/4/2026, 2:00:38 PM
Why the Brain Remembers Enemies Better Than Friends34%
Psychology Today59%By William A. Haseltine Ph.D.40%8/4/2026, 9:01:56 AM
An Invisible Force Helps Your Consciousness ‘Tune Into’ the World Around You—Including Other People’s Minds, Scientists Say49%
Popular Mechanics50%By Susan Lahey57%7/18/2026, 6:00:08 AM
The truth about brain rot, according to science48%
Science News24%By Kathryn Hulick62%6/18/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Does woodpecker's tongue protect its brain? We drilled into research24%
Snopes.com21%By Laerke Christensen24%6/4/2026, 9:00:07 PM
Scientists discover molecular process of normal brain aging87%
The Japan Times82%By Tomoko Otake66%5/22/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Want to improve your memory? The right type of exercise can give it a boost75%
BBC85%By Melissa Hogenboom0%4/6/2026, 2:01:18 AM
Tinnitus and invisible illnesses can feel isolating. A KU professor found music can offer relief44%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Noah Taborda60%3/20/2026, 2:00:00 AM