Topic summary
59%12 analyzed articles/videos7,386 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Construction results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 4,310 hits. Analysis detected 35,006 faulty-reasoning hits from 38,445 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 17% (13,875 of 16,562 topics). This Construction is better (less manipulative) than 83.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510016.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score12 analyzed articles38.4K 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 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.2%11.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, 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 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else82%
TechCrunch47%By Tim Fernholz68%7/21/2026, 10:00:00 AM
How Cascade Plans To Help Constructors Win New Business Worth Millions91%
Forbes46%By David Prosser99%7/21/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Portion of Stephanie Street in Henderson down to 1 lane as $23M project begins16%
Las Vegas Review-Journal62%By Mick Akers36%7/20/2026, 1:00:14 PM
Ongoing construction in downtown Beaufort causes headaches, stress — when will it end?27%
Post and Courier49%By Mindy Lucas42%7/20/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Engineer behind buckled high-rise says crucial reinforcing steel was 'never installed'40%
Gothamist77%By David Brand72%7/16/2026, 8:17:45 PM
Westbound I-76 in West Philly to close at night for bridge construction3%
Billy Penn at WHYY7%By Meir Rinde24%7/15/2026, 8:47:33 PM
Manhattan High-Rise To Be Stabilized After Columns Buckle, Forcing Evacuations38%
HuffPost0%By Philip Marcelo25% Anthony Izaguirre0%7/7/2026, 8:46:16 PM
Confirm…8%Framing…74%Negativ…8%Anecdot…8%
Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise.95%
The Washington Post92%By Sarah Blaskey0% Jonathan O'Connell0%6/16/2026, 10:00:01 AM
From a 250-ft arch to a UFC rig towering over the White House, Trump is remaking the capital in his image75%
The Independent68%By Brendan Rascius75%6/14/2026, 5:05:30 PM
Foreign workers on US Consulate project in Italy complain of labor abuses28%
AP News53%By Colleen Barry0% Niccolò Lupone0%6/11/2026, 5:25:43 AM