Topic summary
⁠78%5 analyzed articles/videos2,572 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Critical Minerals results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 1,019 hits. Analysis detected 8,928 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,054 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (17,149 of 24,545 topics). This Critical Minerals is better (less manipulative) than 69.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510030.1% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles12.1K 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 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.9%6.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos