Topic summary
40% 12 analyzed articles/videos 5,409 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nature results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Appeal to Authority , and Hasty Generalization , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 3,020 hits . Analysis detected 28,689 faulty-reasoning hits from 51,530 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (21,716 of 24,652 topics). This Nature is better (less manipulative) than 88.10% of the peer group. Nature
Topic details
Total words: 51,530
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.9% percentile 1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles51.5K 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 2.1% 2.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.0% 2.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% 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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst