Topic summary
75%11 analyzed articles/videos6,561 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Affordable Care Act results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.1% saturation with 3,309 hits. Analysis detected 26,577 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,474 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 37% (10,031 of 15,689 topics). This Affordable Care Act is better (less manipulative) than 63.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510036.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score11 analyzed articles23.5K 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 12.2%12.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.7%8.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.1%14.1%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 6.6%6.6%

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 12.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 1.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lamont pledges to extend ACA subsidies. His gubernatorial challengers are split15%
CT Mirror18%By Katy Golvala44% Keith M. Phaneuf13%7/23/2026, 7:58:19 PM
Journalists Dig Into HHS’ Covid Injury List, ACA Sign-Ups, and Telehealth18%
KFF Health News23%7/18/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Storm warning for ACA shoppers: Double-digit premium hikes are coming61%
The Washington Post92%By Christopher Rowland0%7/8/2026, 11:50:00 AM
Obamacare marketplace enrollment shows steep drop in Missouri, following national trend44%
STLPR0%By Sarah Fentem56%7/8/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows18%
STAT42%By Associated Press60%7/6/2026, 7:58:23 PM
'Republicans Created This Crisis on Purpose': Federal Data Shows ACA Enrollment Plunging89%
Common Dreams96%By Jake Johnson0%6/29/2026, 8:30:23 AM
Nearly half of Missouri ACA healthcare plans are now higher cost and lower quality50%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Najifa Farhat0%4/27/2026, 9:00:00 AM
As insurance prices rise, women puzzle through coverage options for their families86%
NPR85%By Lynn Arditi0%12/26/2025, 10:00:00 AM
Millions of soon-to-be uninsured Americans are looking for a 'plan B'25%
NPR (From WPLN News)85%By Blake Farmer0%12/19/2025, 3:07:57 PM
Personas en Utah con condiciones preexistentes enfrentan alzas del seguro de salud67%
KUER0%By Hugo Rikard-Bell0%12/16/2025, 11:25:46 PM