Topic summary
⁠26%4 analyzed articles/videos4,778 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Neurology results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 1,058 hits. Analysis detected 7,994 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,112 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (21,752 of 24,545 topics). This Neurology is better (less manipulative) than 88.60% of the peer group.
Neurology
Topic details
Total words: 19,112
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.4% percentile
1.3% BS Score4 analyzed articles19.1K 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos