Topic summary
⁠80%5 analyzed articles/videos6,811 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science Policy results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 3,727 hits. Analysis detected 30,794 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,590 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (14,213 of 22,433 topics). This Science Policy is better (less manipulative) than 63.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510036.6% percentile
2.0% BS Score5 analyzed articles29.6K 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 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.6%12.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.1%11.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.2%5.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos