Topic summary
⁠26%1 analyzed article/video950 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Universe Expansion results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Burden of Proof, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 295 hits. Analysis detected 2,013 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,800 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (14,186 of 21,699 topics). This Universe Expansion is better (less manipulative) than 65.40% of the peer group.
Universe Expansion
Topic details
Total words: 3,800
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510034.6% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 3.5%3.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 0.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.9%Straw Man: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos