Topic summary
⁠8%1 analyzed article/video1,560 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Forensic Pathology results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Ad Hominem, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with In-Group Bias as the most egregious example at 4% saturation with 248 hits. Analysis detected 1,404 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,240 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠10% (20,282 of 22,429 topics). This Forensic Pathology is better (less manipulative) than 90.40% of the peer group.
Forensic Pathology
Topic details
Total words: 6,240
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.6% percentile
1.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Personal Incredulity: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.2%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos