Topic summary
39%25 analyzed articles/videos17,101 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Animal Behavior results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Confirmation Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.1% saturation with 4,087 hits. Analysis detected 52,241 faulty-reasoning hits from 80,590 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (21,131 of 23,996 topics). This Animal Behavior is better (less manipulative) than 88.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.9% percentile
1.3% BS Score25 analyzed articles80.6K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.7%3.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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