Topic summary
35%9 analyzed articles/videos4,313 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Addiction results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 2,532 hits. Analysis detected 23,474 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,274 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,592 of 16,345 topics). This Addiction is better (less manipulative) than 89.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.7% percentile
1.6% BS Score9 analyzed articles30.3K 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Comedian was 'broke' in $3M house after water shut off during divorce56%
Fox News88%7/23/2026, 1:00:45 PM
HIV care controls the virus but fails to keep some patients alive54%
San Francisco Chronicle11%By Erin Allday0%7/19/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs, yet its presence is ubiquitous in social settings and celebrations41%
The Conversation0%By Emma Fenske0%7/2/2026, 12:48:08 PM
Mark Zuckerberg Sure Sounds Eager to Get Young People Hooked on Online Gambling53%
Mother Jones51%By Alex Nguyen35%6/27/2026, 3:22:47 PM
Groom-to-be sues DraftKings after gambling away wedding fund49%
The Independent67%By Justin Rohrlich0%6/26/2026, 12:51:49 PM
Instead of meeting in churches, a Kansas City addiction recovery group tries a secular approach53%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Anne Kniggendorf0%6/26/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Devastating truth about The Ring star's shock death at 35: Heartbroken mother reveals family tragedy worse than every parent's nightmare... and real reason for fatal spiral6%
Daily Mail Online60%By Marjorie Hernandez0%6/19/2026, 11:48:22 PM
Exclusive | Harrowing footage shows ‘Lilo & Stitch’ actress Daveigh Chase skin and bones living on Skid Row months before her death74%
California Post89%By Ross O'Keefe0% Brad Appleton0%6/17/2026, 9:05:17 PM
Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown's cause of death revealed after body pulled from river5%
Daily Mail Online60%By Eve Buckland59%6/4/2026, 12:32:18 PM