Topic summary
35%4 analyzed articles/videos4,731 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oncology results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Appeal to Authority, and Confirmation Bias, with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 825 hits. Analysis detected 9,637 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,924 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (21,712 of 24,545 topics). This Oncology is better (less manipulative) than 88.50% of the peer group.
Oncology
Topic details
Total words: 18,924
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.5% percentile
1.3% BS Score4 analyzed articles18.9K 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 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 1.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate