Topic summary
⁠45%3 analyzed articles/videos1,793 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Animal Communication results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 574 hits. Analysis detected 4,998 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,172 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (14,510 of 22,974 topics). This Animal Communication is better (less manipulative) than 63.20% of the peer group.
Animal Communication
Topic details
Total words: 7,172
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510036.8% percentile
2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.2K 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 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.9%4.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Composition/Division: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos