Topic summary
76% 11 analyzed articles/videos 1,874 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Current Events results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 1,686 hits . Analysis detected 13,306 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,481 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,339 of 15,689 topics). This Current Events is better (less manipulative) than 78.60% of the peer group. Current Events
Topic details
Total words: 14,481
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.4% percentile 2.0% BS Score11 analyzed articles14.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 11.6% 11.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.0% 8.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.3% 8.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.7% 1.7% 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 11.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, 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 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
NPR 85% 6/27/2026, 12:00:00 AM