Topic summary
77%18 analyzed articles/videos12,038 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Aging results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 2,979 hits. Analysis detected 36,499 faulty-reasoning hits from 59,456 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 7% (20,356 of 21,785 topics). This Aging is better (less manipulative) than 93.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.6% percentile
1.2% BS Score18 analyzed articles59.5K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

I'm a 76-year-old baby boomer who has kept up with technology. It's helped me grow in my career and stay relevant.21%
Business Insider41%By Beth Sobiloff32%8/2/2026, 4:07:01 AM
Asking Eric: Is it really a mistake to move to be closer to grown children?7%
Orlando Sentinel29%By Eric Thomas15%7/31/2026, 2:31:44 AM
My dad came to live with me after getting sick, and my sister moved in to help. His long-term care costs us over $4,000 a month.10%
Business Insider41%By Noah Sheidlower17%7/25/2026, 5:27:01 AM
Beware the unintended consequences of testosterone screening for military servicemembers33%
STAT63%By Alexander P. Cole39%7/18/2026, 2:21:10 PM
‘You can see God’s hand in it’: How Milwaukee women are building a double Dutch community through sisterhood and fitness35%
Wisconsin Watch15%By Chesnie Wardell50% Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service22%7/17/2026, 4:00:00 AM
‘Don’t Die’ biohacker Bryan Johnson opens up about diagnosis: ‘Would be much worse...had I not taken care of my body’59%
The Independent81%By Bruce Golding0%7/7/2026, 2:16:53 PM
Should you be taking creatine? Here's what the science says37%
Scientific American0%By Jackie Flynn Mogensen55%7/7/2026, 6:41:00 AM
Vitamins A and D may improve lung health in people with asthma, study finds19%
Medical News Today30%By Corrie Pelc0%7/3/2026, 8:29:32 AM
Can stress age your stem cells? New mice study points to gut-brain-bone marrow link44%
Medical News Today30%By Corrie Pelc0%7/2/2026, 9:01:38 AM
Four easy ways to live longer27%
Vox67%By Jonquilyn Hill0%6/28/2026, 5:00:00 AM