Topic summary
46% 10 analyzed articles/videos 15,418 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sociology results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Framing Effect , and Confirmation Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 4,314 hits . Analysis detected 39,022 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,336 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (19,938 of 21,790 topics). This Sociology is better (less manipulative) than 91.50% of the peer group. Sociology
Topic details
Total words: 62,336
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.5% percentile 1.2% BS Score10 analyzed articles62.3K 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 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.8% 3.8% 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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.0% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: 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