Keyword summary
80%17 analyzed articles/videos5,930 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Costco results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 2,394 hits. Analysis detected 28,511 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,195 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 29% (26,731 of 37,533 keywords). This Costco is better (less manipulative) than 71.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

29% percentile
025507510028.8% percentile
2.1% BS Score17 analyzed articles31.2K 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 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 2.6%2.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Keyword 7.7%7.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 6.2%6.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 5.2%5.2%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Keyword 7.7%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 5.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Fresno State research looks at impact of Clovis Costco move on home prices50%
Fresnoland56%By Danielle Bergstrom72%7/20/2026, 1:58:50 PM
This Class-Action Lawsuit May Decide If an Automaker Owes You a Tariff Refund81%
The Drive37%By Byron Hurd44%7/16/2026, 3:53:31 PM
Surprise rival knocks Costco's famous rotisserie chicken off its perch as best bird25%
Fox Business92%By Greg Wehner0%7/2/2026, 10:38:12 PM
Don’t waste your rotisserie chicken12%
Salon.com76%By Joy Saha38%6/29/2026, 3:10:51 PM
Food prices are soaring in Seattle. Could Costco offer a solution?27%
KUOW73%By Clare McGrane0% Teo Popescu0% Phyllis Fletcher0%6/8/2026, 9:26:56 PM
Costco quietly rolls back prices on popular Kirkland products in member-friendly move58%
FoxBusiness92%By Bonny Chu58%6/8/2026, 1:27:31 AM
Availab…3%Optimis…9%Negativ…16%Appeal …8%
Frozen food item sold at Costco recalled over salmonella concern3%
Fox Business92%By Stephen Sorace0%5/31/2026, 11:17:31 AM
Costco puts California on high alert after damaging invasive species found on plants70%
The Independent68%By Jasmine Fernández0%5/29/2026, 11:14:57 PM
Here's how we're coping with high gas prices, according to Costco and Walmart47%
KUOW Public Radio73%By Alina Selyukh0%5/29/2026, 6:47:55 PM
Costco grape plants spark fears of devastating threat to American farms38%
Fox Business92%By Brittany Miller35%5/27/2026, 8:21:23 PM