Topic summary
74%168 analyzed articles/videos80,356 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Business results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 36,247 hits. Analysis detected 407,885 faulty-reasoning hits from 418,850 analyzed words across 167 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (12,737 of 15,142 topics). This Business is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.9% percentile
1.8% BS Score167 analyzed articles418.9K 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 7.9%7.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.4%3.4%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Google Free Cash Flow Turns Negative Due to Massive AI Spend91%
Gizmodo63%By Ece Yildirim75%7/23/2026, 12:48:42 AM
After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn't killing the mainframe72%
TechCrunch44%By Julie Bort55%7/22/2026, 11:47:54 PM
Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs52%
Baltimore Sun22%By Associated Press59%7/22/2026, 2:57:06 PM
Mamdani to appoint antitrust crusader Lina Khan as chair of NYC economic development agency51%
Gothamist77%By Elizabeth Kim84%7/22/2026, 12:59:52 PM
The Cloud Cartel Has Created a Global Rentier Economy66%
Jacobin62%By Ben Wray87%7/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM
LA County Board of Supervisors backs CA lawsuit over Paramount merger52%
NBC Los Angeles12%7/21/2026, 9:40:26 PM
A Wild Stat About PlayStation Physical Game Sales In The U.S. Shows Why The ‘No Disc, No Buy’ Backlash Faces Such An Uphill Battle72%
Kotaku71%By Ethan Gach64%7/21/2026, 1:01:38 PM
AT&T's new business plan includes 'unlimited' hotspot data - and starts at $75 per line37%
ZDNET57%By Elyse Betters Picaro7%7/21/2026, 1:00:43 PM
BLIMEY! Powerball goes global with expansion into UK41%
The Blaze81%By Andrew Chapados46%7/21/2026, 12:30:00 PM
Novant Health opens doors to its new ER in Bluffton20%
Post and Courier40%By Tony Kukulich0%7/21/2026, 9:00:00 AM