Topic summary
53%56 analyzed articles/videos20,030 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Community results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 10,220 hits. Analysis detected 119,370 faulty-reasoning hits from 140,613 analyzed words across 56 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,685 of 16,562 topics). This Community is better (less manipulative) than 88.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score56 analyzed articles140.6K 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 7.3%7.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.0%1.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

After flash floods in southern Missouri drove tourists away, business owners say 'Come float!'52%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Sarah Fentem57%7/25/2026, 2:00:00 AM
$1 million 'splash pad' opens in Algiers to help kids cool off in the summer. 'Only the beginning.'7%
NOLA.com8%By Willie Swett7%7/24/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Vincent Stoetzel remembered for family, service after Mason shooting55%
The Enquirer38%By Jennifer Edwards Baker0% Annie Elming0%7/24/2026, 4:46:17 AM
New Berkeley clinic aims to make hair removal less painful for trans community13%
Berkeleyside33%By Nathan Dalton55%7/23/2026, 2:44:18 PM
Dallas music scene remembers Course of Empire drummer and Deep Ellum mainstay Chad Lovell71%
Dallas Observer65%By Scott Tucker7/23/2026, 12:07:33 PM
Boy, 9, witnesses armed robbery while at bank to open his first checking account; his grandmom calls his response 'surreal'20%
The Blaze79%By Dave Urbanski32%7/22/2026, 4:45:00 PM
Following successful first year, Evergreen Cafe plots Westbrae expansion37%
Berkeleyside33%By Alix Wall47%7/22/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Ramah Day Camp, a Jewish summer program in Cheltenham, is closing due to low enrollment after 30 years32%
The Philadelphia Inquirer21%By Jess Rohan0%7/22/2026, 3:01:00 AM
Kevin Keegan: true King of the North76%
UnHerd69%By Dan Jackson0%7/21/2026, 4:03:01 PM
Your Monday, July 20 Guide: Five things to do in the Oil City82%
Oil City News23%By Nick Perkins76%7/20/2026, 5:32:47 AM