Topic summary
⁠80%4 analyzed articles/videos2,356 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Academia results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 1,301 hits. Analysis detected 9,532 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,117 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (12,970 of 21,675 topics). This Academia is better (less manipulative) than 59.80% of the peer group.
Academia
Topic details
Total words: 10,117
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510040.2% percentile
2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles10.1K 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 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.8%10.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.9%12.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos