Topic summary
45%38 analyzed articles/videos17,187 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Baseball results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 6,211 hits. Analysis detected 63,777 faulty-reasoning hits from 92,672 analyzed words across 38 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (15,269 of 15,755 topics). This Baseball is better (less manipulative) than 96.90% of the peer group.
Baseball

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.1% percentile
1.3% BS Score38 analyzed articles92.7K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How Astros are trying to fix Cam Smith: Outfielder sits out vs. Marlins to find rhythm in his swing13%
Houston Chronicle14%By Matt Kawahara0%7/23/2026, 12:25:09 AM
Benches clear in Pirates-Yankees game after Santana shouts at Caballero18%
Baltimore Sun26%By Associated Press60%7/21/2026, 4:05:53 AM
Framing…10%Recency…13%Primacy…22%Biased …23%
Tigers-Cubs game will be delayed because of weather in area7%
Chicago Sun-Times34%By Jeff Agrest21%7/20/2026, 11:34:10 PM
A solution to the Phillies’ fifth-starter spot? Skip it. But only for now.22%
The Philadelphia Inquirer19%By Scott Lauber42%7/20/2026, 11:03:52 PM
A’s rebound and rout Nationals 15-1 to stop 10-game skid as Ginn takes no-hitter into 7th inning5%
Baltimore Sun26%By Associated Press60%7/19/2026, 5:18:47 AM
Trea Turner sets the tone in Phillies’ 6-1 win over the Mets8%
The Philadelphia Inquirer19%By Lochlahn March4%7/18/2026, 11:06:29 PM
Commentary: With Will Smith out indefinitely, Dodgers need to trade for a catcher68%
Los Angeles Times79%By Bill Shaikin0%7/18/2026, 2:26:45 AM
Aaron Judge injury: Latest on Yankees’ slugger injured rib74%
amNewYork42%By Joe Pantorno84%7/17/2026, 8:43:44 PM
Amid wildfire smoke, Phillies’ bats are stifled in 4-1 loss to Mets in the first game after the All-Star break38%
The Philadelphia Inquirer19%By Scott Lauber42%7/17/2026, 1:13:41 AM
Wander Franco plans to play for Dominican Republic in tourney: report35%
Tampa Bay Times10%By Marc Topkin23%7/16/2026, 12:29:23 PM