Topic summary
⁠51%4 analyzed articles/videos3,125 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cognitive Psychology results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Overconfidence Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 1,939 hits. Analysis detected 12,509 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,326 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (16,739 of 22,704 topics). This Cognitive Psychology is better (less manipulative) than 73.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510026.3% percentile
1.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles18.3K 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos