Topic summary
33%21 analyzed articles/videos10,714 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cost Of Living results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 4,601 hits. Analysis detected 59,664 faulty-reasoning hits from 81,850 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (14,699 of 15,399 topics). This Cost Of Living is better (less manipulative) than 95.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.5% percentile
1.4% BS Score21 analyzed articles81.9K 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Common Dreams95%By Newswire editor95%7/17/2026, 4:47:40 PM
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Los Angeles Times79%By Terry Castleman39%7/16/2026, 10:00:00 AM
I moved from Texas to California — here's what I learned about housing20%
New York Post89%By Jeff Burton0%6/24/2026, 11:40:44 PM
One in three adults under 35 lives with parents as housing costs soar, data shows42%
Fox Business91%By Sophia Compton76%6/19/2026, 12:11:52 PM
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CBC News46%By Michelle Bellefontaine0%6/17/2026, 8:44:45 PM
San Francisco Has Been Trying to Leave PG&E for 100 Years. Will This Time Be Different?43%
KQED60%By Ella Jackson69%6/13/2026, 11:00:14 AM
World Cup tickets hit eye-popping highs, outpricing mortgage payments in 5 US cities: report71%
Fox Business91%By Sophia Compton76%6/10/2026, 11:22:46 PM
Utah 1st District Democratic primary: What to know about Nate Blouin52%
KUER0%By Hugo Rikard-Bell0% Sean Higgins0%6/1/2026, 8:00:00 AM