Topic summary
51%24 analyzed articles/videos23,832 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ethics results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 8,309 hits. Analysis detected 75,414 faulty-reasoning hits from 92,269 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (15,188 of 16,562 topics). This Ethics is better (less manipulative) than 91.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751008.3% percentile
1.5% BS Score24 analyzed articles92.3K 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 6.2%6.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Anti-AI open source has an enemy in common, but almost nothing else37%
The Register38%7/25/2026, 3:17:00 AM
Trump’s Crypto Corruption Puts Centrist Democrats in Bind59%
The Intercept80%By Matt Sledge63%7/23/2026, 11:56:45 AM
Our Transhumanist, Sci-Fi Future Has Arrived. But You’re Not Going To Like It89%
The Federalist89%By John Daniel Davidson96%7/23/2026, 4:31:24 AM
The city has an ethics watchdog. It hasn’t met in years under Hogsett.33%
Mirror Indy21%By Hayleigh Colombo for IndyStar51% Emily Hopkins51% Peter Blanchard for Mirror Indy51%7/21/2026, 2:00:00 AM
R.I. judge questions complaint accusing former House speaker Shekarchi of violating ‘revolving door’ provision35%
BostonGlobe.com29%By Edward Fitzpatrick33%7/20/2026, 3:09:32 PM
Trump Blatantly Tries to Manipulate Markets With Truth Social Scheme90%
The New Republic72%By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling62%7/16/2026, 2:23:37 PM
Teleprompter Operator Made $100K Betting on Trump’s Speeches41%
The New Republic72%By Hafiz Rashid68%7/16/2026, 9:53:26 AM
Trump’s FCC cronies get in on the sweet bribe action93%
Daily Kos84%By Lisa Needham97%7/15/2026, 4:00:00 PM
France’s National Assembly will give final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate10%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff29%7/15/2026, 5:34:49 AM
Supreme Court Justices give chilling accounts of threats to their safety25%
Iowa Public Radio30%By Nina Totenberg78%7/14/2026, 8:19:25 PM