Topic summary
⁠91%2 analyzed articles/videos121 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science & Technology results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Indoctrination, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 21.1% saturation with 102 hits. Analysis detected 635 faulty-reasoning hits from 484 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (3,735 of 24,545 topics). This Science & Technology is worse (more manipulative) than 84.80% of the peer group.
Science & Technology

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

85% percentile
025507510084.8% percentile
5.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles484 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 10.5%10.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.6%17.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.9%10.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Topic 5.0%5.0%Red HerringSitewide 0.7%Topic 5.0%5.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.9%3.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 10.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 21.1%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Composition/Division: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.2%Recency Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.7%Red Herring: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.1%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos