Keyword summary
71%17 analyzed articles/videos20,500 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Neuroscience results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 5,799 hits. Analysis detected 55,713 faulty-reasoning hits from 87,647 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 14% (51,509 of 59,653 keywords). This Neuroscience is better (less manipulative) than 86.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

14% percentile
025507510013.7% percentile
1.4% BS Score17 analyzed articles87.6K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.1%0.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 4.8%4.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.1%1.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 0.3%0.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Keyword 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 3.3%3.3%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 5.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 3.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 4.1%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%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
Opinion: Students Are Anxious – And It’s No Surprise, Since We Teach Them to Be That Way21%
The7434%By Erin Clabough35%8/7/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Why the Brain Remembers Enemies Better Than Friends34%
Psychology Today59%By William A. Haseltine Ph.D.40%8/4/2026, 9:01:56 AM
Scientists Figured Out How to ‘Edit’ Your Memories. It Could Free Your Mind.12%
Popular Mechanics50%By Stav Dimitropoulos34%7/30/2026, 9:00:05 AM
Seattle’s celebrity raccoon has overcome his own challenges, but research shows the species is particularly well-suited thanks to their sophisticated brains — and devoted moms34%
The Inlander12%By Kelly Lambert57% The Conversation26%7/30/2026, 1:30:00 AM
These People Say They Experienced Someone Else’s Death—Without Dying Themselves, Expert Claims25%
Popular Mechanics50%By Jordan Smith37%7/24/2026, 6:10:08 AM
Why “Likes” Hit Harder When You’re Depressed12%
Psychology Today59%By Laura Bilbao Broch MSc23%7/21/2026, 12:20:45 PM
Neuroscience findings often can't be replicated — and it's a big problem for what we know about the brain20%
Live Science19%By RJ Mackenzie23%7/21/2026, 5:00:00 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
Travel Doesn't Just Relax You, It Breaks Your Identity61%
Psychology Today59%By Elizabeth Mateer Ph.D.79%7/16/2026, 11:27:17 AM