Topic summary
30%12 analyzed articles/videos8,794 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Health And Medicine results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Ad Hominem, and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 2,141 hits. Analysis detected 17,218 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,628 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (22,152 of 23,533 topics). This Health And Medicine is better (less manipulative) than 94.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.9% percentile
1.1% BS Score12 analyzed articles34.6K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%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%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate