Topic summary
⁠21%2 analyzed articles/videos1,109 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Prehistoric Life results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Confirmation Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 317 hits. Analysis detected 2,431 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,436 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (16,547 of 24,418 topics). This Prehistoric Life is better (less manipulative) than 67.80% of the peer group.
Prehistoric Life
Topic details
Total words: 4,436
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510032.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.4K 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 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.2%7.2%

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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.2%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos