Topic summary
46%17 analyzed articles/videos15,029 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Geology results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 3,354 hits. Analysis detected 38,426 faulty-reasoning hits from 69,044 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (20,660 of 22,631 topics). This Geology is better (less manipulative) than 91.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.7% percentile
1.2% BS Score17 analyzed articles69K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Massive, metal-encrusted megalodon teeth litter deep ocean floor6%
Popular Science31%By Andrew Paul38%8/4/2026, 8:04:48 AM
Bethlehem car wash to permanently close as company seeks other town location28%
Times Union15%By Patrick Tine29%8/3/2026, 11:48:32 AM
Scientists uncover big clue as to how Antarctica's mysterious Blood Falls came to be17%
Live Science23%By Sascha Pare17%8/3/2026, 8:06:39 AM
3 small earthquakes strike North Bay4%
San Francisco Chronicle34%By Warren Pederson3%8/1/2026, 8:14:13 AM
Mammals moving between the Americas stopped over in Mexico4%
Science News22%By Bethany Brookshire6%7/30/2026, 12:09:15 PM
Science news this week: Gold tongues discovered in tombs, sugar found in space, a new monkey identified in the Congolian rainforest, and ancient impact crater 'geoguessed' by an amateur astronomer40%
Live Science23%By Ben Turner54%7/18/2026, 4:00:00 AM
The San Andreas fault has gone ominously silent. Scientists fear when it finally snaps48%
Los Angeles Times88%By Rong-Gong Lin II71%7/17/2026, 3:00:00 AM
11 Years After Historic Flyby, Scientists Discover Giant Landslides on Pluto29%
Gizmodo75%By Passant Rabie52%7/16/2026, 4:30:59 AM
Earthquakes north of L.A. appear to be on or close to San Andreas, Garlock faults52%
Los Angeles Times88%By Rong-Gong Lin II71%7/13/2026, 10:34:21 AM
Ancient rocks suggest water has shaped earth for 3.1 billion years23%
Popular Science31%By Laura Baisas21%7/7/2026, 10:17:30 AM