Keyword summary
75%14 analyzed articles/videos10,243 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cars results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 5,622 hits. Analysis detected 36,538 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,544 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 19% (28,040 of 34,417 keywords). This Cars is better (less manipulative) than 81.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

19% percentile
025507510018.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score14 analyzed articles40.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 5.3%5.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 5.5%5.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 13.9%13.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 4.0%4.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Keyword 1.2%1.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Keyword 0.1%0.1%

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: Keyword 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 13.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Keyword 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Keyword 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Metro: The push to quiet cars in the Motor City32%
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WIRED13%By Andy Greenberg33%7/21/2026, 10:00:00 AM
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Breitbart83%By Nick Gilbertson78%7/20/2026, 4:56:28 PM
2026 Kia K4 Hatchback: Bigger and better than you’d think49%
The Philadelphia Inquirer17%By Scott Sturgis0%7/9/2026, 12:01:00 PM
China’s passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows - ABC News7%
ABC News17%By ABC News14% CHAN HO-HIM AP business writer0%7/9/2026, 10:26:00 AM
More and More Lampposts in California27%
Gizmodo62%By Zac Estrada0%7/8/2026, 10:34:14 PM
Gravois is one of St. Louis’ deadliest streets. A safety overhaul is in the works — for 202927%
STLPR0%By Emily Woodbury43%7/1/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Missouri lawmakers likely will try property tax reform again after failing this year24%
STLPR0%By Lilley Halloran0%5/26/2026, 10:15:37 PM
Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning80%
BBC0%By Thomas Germain0%5/13/2026, 10:00:00 AM