Topic summary
39%43 analyzed articles/videos21,292 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Antitrust Law results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 8,586 hits. Analysis detected 94,316 faulty-reasoning hits from 100,742 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,938 of 16,495 topics). This Antitrust Law is better (less manipulative) than 84.50% of the peer group.
Antitrust Law

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score43 analyzed articles100.7K 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 7.2%7.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 7.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Paramount delays Warner Bros. merger amid legal roadblocks51%
Washington Examiner74%By Molly Parks21%7/25/2026, 12:10:16 AM
Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial45%
Ars Technica24%By Jon Brodkin20%7/24/2026, 9:56:02 PM
Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros Discovery merger until 2027 as lawsuit to block it goes through court48%
Fox Business92%By Brian Flood0%7/24/2026, 9:16:03 PM
Inside Paramount and WBD, employees are on edge as David Ellison's mega-merger hits resistance79%
Business Insider21%By James Faris48%7/24/2026, 9:03:42 PM
EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search74%
WSVN55%By Rubén Rosario60%7/23/2026, 12:12:09 PM
Paramount Seeks Three-Day Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To Halt Warner Bros. Discovery Merger14%
Deadline27%By Ted Johnson14%7/22/2026, 11:48:30 PM
Plaintiffs Object To Nexstar Executives Serving On Tegna Board67%
Deadline27%By Ted Johnson14%7/22/2026, 9:33:49 PM
Why Paramount Should Be Worried35%
The American Prospect68%By David Dayen57%7/22/2026, 9:15:00 AM
California judge imposes two-week freeze on Paramount-Warner deal25%
Canadian Lawyer0%By Jacqueline So0%7/22/2026, 1:10:10 AM
LA County directs attorneys to weigh in on 12 states’ lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner merger52%
San Gabriel Valley Tribune81%By Steve Scauzillo72%7/21/2026, 10:37:26 PM