Topic summary
75% 94 analyzed articles/videos 73,720 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 23,754 hits . Analysis detected 240,476 faulty-reasoning hits from 360,712 analyzed words across 93 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 10% (19,631 of 21,823 topics). This Science is better (less manipulative) than 90.00% of the peer group. Science
Topic details
Total words: 360,712
Article count: 93
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.0% percentile 1.3% BS Score93 analyzed articles360.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
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 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.6% 6.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 0.5% 0.5% 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 4.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst