Topic summary
81% 12 analyzed articles/videos 9,705 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Physics results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Unattributed Quote , and Overconfidence Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 2,264 hits . Analysis detected 23,160 faulty-reasoning hits from 37,557 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 15% (19,142 of 22,429 topics). This Physics is better (less manipulative) than 85.30% of the peer group. Physics
Topic details
Total words: 37,557
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score12 analyzed articles37.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.0% 0.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.0% 6.0% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 5.0% 5.0% 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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst