Topic summary
⁠78%6 analyzed articles/videos2,549 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medicine results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Anecdotal, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 764 hits. Analysis detected 9,087 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,561 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (13,996 of 24,545 topics). This Medicine is better (less manipulative) than 57.00% of the peer group.
Medicine
Topic details
Total words: 10,561
Article count: 6
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510043.0% percentile
2.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles10.6K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.6%3.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos