Topic summary
38% 15 analyzed articles/videos 14,612 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Epidemiology results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 4,720 hits . Analysis detected 40,956 faulty-reasoning hits from 72,132 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (20,616 of 21,866 topics). This Epidemiology is better (less manipulative) than 94.30% of the peer group. Epidemiology
Topic details
Total words: 72,132
Article count: 15
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.7% percentile 1.1% BS Score15 analyzed articles72.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.0% 3.0% 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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst