Topic summary
72%34 analyzed articles/videos25,916 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Corruption results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.3% saturation with 22,884 hits. Analysis detected 150,540 faulty-reasoning hits from 124,919 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 31% (10,639 of 15,364 topics). This Corruption is better (less manipulative) than 69.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510030.8% percentile
2.2% BS Score34 analyzed articles124.9K 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 8.3%8.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.0%14.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 5.8%5.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

China Pitches Its AI Leadership to the World13%
Foreign Policy29%By Joseph Rachman16%7/22/2026, 5:00:59 AM
Two of Puerto Rico’s top government officials to step down as corruption allegations persist35%
AP News52%By Dánica Coto85%7/21/2026, 8:02:12 PM
Ex-L.A. County sheriff's deputy gets prison time for using search warrant for a private client4%
Los Angeles Times79%By Brittny Mejia62%7/20/2026, 10:57:38 PM
Phil Stanford Has Literally Written the Book on Michael Francke’s Murder71%
Willamette Week64%By Aaron Mesh91%7/20/2026, 5:29:04 AM
Welcome to America’s post-World Cup hangover89%
Vox51%By Alex Abad-Santos59%7/19/2026, 10:00:00 AM
'Egregious' Trump pardons blasted as rapper demands refund from MAGA 'lobbyist goofballs'90%
Raw Story93%By Kathleen Culliton80%7/18/2026, 12:57:58 PM
Trump Media reportedly mulling fee for first access to social media posts62%
Al Jazeera57%By Al Jazeera Staff54%7/18/2026, 12:32:34 AM
Trump’s FCC cronies get in on the sweet bribe action92%
Daily Kos85%By Lisa Needham97%7/15/2026, 11:00:00 PM
By Blessing Corruption, Todd Blanche Has Disqualified Himself From the Job He Wants70%
Reason.com38%By Jacob Sullum20%7/15/2026, 4:01:46 AM
China expels Politburo member Ma Xingrui in Xi’s anti-corruption campaign54%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff31%7/15/2026, 12:55:39 AM