Topic summary
72% 20 analyzed articles/videos 29,050 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Psychology results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 10,839 hits . Analysis detected 85,139 faulty-reasoning hits from 133,331 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (22,139 of 24,461 topics). This Psychology is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group. Psychology
Topic details
Total words: 133,331
Article count: 20
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.5% percentile 1.2% BS Score20 analyzed articles133.3K 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 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.9% 2.9% 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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst