Topic summary
37%1 analyzed article/video1,146 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Metallurgy results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Overconfidence Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 363 hits. Analysis detected 2,982 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,584 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 42% (14,397 of 24,545 topics). This Metallurgy is better (less manipulative) than 58.70% of the peer group.
Metallurgy
Topic details
Total words: 4,584
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.7%3.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 7.9%7.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Composition/Division: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.4%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos