Topic summary
⁠36%1 analyzed article/video905 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medical Examiner results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 462 hits. Analysis detected 1,620 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,620 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (14,602 of 23,967 topics). This Medical Examiner is better (less manipulative) than 60.90% of the peer group.
Medical Examiner
Topic details
Total words: 3,620
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510039.1% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K 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 0.2%0.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 12.8%12.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.1%1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.1%5.1%

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 0.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.4%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.2%Indoctrination: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.0%Special Pleading: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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