Topic summary
89%17 analyzed articles/videos8,796 analyzed words
BS Summary: These College Football results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 4,284 hits. Analysis detected 41,150 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,539 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 37% (9,750 of 15,342 topics). This College Football is better (less manipulative) than 63.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510036.5% percentile
2.4% BS Score17 analyzed articles32.5K 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 9.4%9.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.8%8.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.6%6.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.2%13.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.9%3.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Why new Houston Cougars running back Makhi Hughes is so hard to bring down. 'He's a badass'19%
Houston Chronicle14%By Joseph Duarte5%7/22/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman opens up on his future as NFL questions swirl83%
New York Post89%By Grace McCarron0%7/22/2026, 12:42:22 AM
Georgia's Dante Dowdell seriously injured in ATV crash: 'He's gone from two hospitals'36%
New York Post89%By Christian Arnold56%7/22/2026, 12:37:47 AM
Brendan Sorsby admits wagering nearly $90,000 during college career as NCAA fight heats up35%
OutKick88%By Trey Wallace0%5/30/2026, 1:38:52 AM
SEC football doing away with 'cupcake weekend' means the death of another college football tradition88%
OutKick88%By Austin Perry0%5/27/2026, 9:25:01 PM
Sage Steele questions Lane Kiffin's timing after he links Ole Miss recruiting to segregation concerns62%
OutKick88%By Chantz Martin0%5/13/2026, 10:06:54 AM
Dabo Swinney gets candid about past expectations, transfer portal hesitancy85%
OutKick88%By Austin Perry0%5/5/2026, 9:45:14 PM
Texas Tech QB’s gambling saga now features Tom Brady’s Deflategate lawyer53%
OutKick88%By Dan Zaksheske0%5/3/2026, 7:40:50 PM
College football national champion who wore wigs in fraud scheme pleads guilty to charges3%
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Ex-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore's mistress reveals he got her pregnant during relationship93%
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