Topic summary
64%484 analyzed articles/videos324,173 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Artificial Intelligence results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 120,018 hits. Analysis detected 1,362,429 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,522,351 analyzed words across 484 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (14,553 of 16,562 topics). This Artificial Intelligence is better (less manipulative) than 87.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.1% percentile
1.7% BS Score484 analyzed articles1.5M 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 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.9%7.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Bechtel CEO: to build America’s future, we must first build the builders88%
Fortune54%By Brendan Bechtel98%7/25/2026, 5:30:00 AM
'Getting filtered out': Young Americans struggle to land jobs in the new hiring landscape74%
Fox Business92%By Arabella Bennett97%7/25/2026, 4:00:33 AM
Canada wildfire smoke ignites urgency for climate action40%
Chicago Sun-Times30%By Letters to the Editor88%7/25/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Major Video Doorbell Companies Are Being Sued for Privacy Violations. Here’s Why21%
CNET47%By Tyler Lacoma83%7/25/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Anti-AI open source has an enemy in common, but almost nothing else37%
The Register38%7/25/2026, 3:17:00 AM
Guillermo del Toro on ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ 3D Re-Release: 'No Goddamn AI’67%
Rolling Stone40%By Charisma Madarang48%7/24/2026, 8:30:08 PM
'Vacuum-Gapped, Not Just Air-Gapped'—After Iran Hit Amazon's Cloud29%
Forbes46%By Boaz Sobrado48%7/24/2026, 4:44:17 PM
Jackie and Shadow hit $10M fundraising goal after $5.5M donation from OpenAI co-founder27%
Popular Science15%By Popular Science Team12%7/24/2026, 4:02:10 PM
After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses53%
The Verge56%By Sean Hollister49%7/24/2026, 3:27:46 PM
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M65%
TechCrunch47%By Marina Temkin59%7/24/2026, 3:25:58 PM