Topic summary

⁠44%1 analyzed article/video856 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Search For Extraterrestrial Life results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 18.1% saturation with 621 hits. Analysis detected 2,511 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,424 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (4,846 of 12,988 topics). This Search For Extraterrestrial Life is worse (more manipulative) than 62.70% of the peer group.

Search For Extraterrestrial Life

Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Self Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Oakland Culture	1%
⁠0%	Dive Bars	1%
⁠63%	Search For Extraterrestrial Life (selected)	4%
⁠100%	Radio Roundup / Week In Review	60%
⁠100%	E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	E Bikes Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell	69%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell	69%

Topic details

Total words: 3,424

Article count: 1

Authors

Becky Ferreira

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Search For Extraterrestrial Life vs sitewide

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Scientists Discover Planet Has Everything to Host ‘Earth-Like Life’ In Breakthrough⁠^34%

404 Media⁠^49%By Becky Ferreira⁠^33%7/16/2026, 6:00:10 PM