Topic summary
37%29 analyzed articles/videos14,715 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fraud results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 9,103 hits. Analysis detected 69,522 faulty-reasoning hits from 77,924 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (13,561 of 15,522 topics). This Fraud is better (less manipulative) than 87.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510012.6% percentile
1.7% BS Score29 analyzed articles77.9K 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 6.6%6.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Attorney General receives 3 complaints about well-known Michigan football tailgater5%
WDIV ClickOnDetroit41%By Lauren Kostiuk0% Derick Hutchinson0%7/23/2026, 5:41:39 PM
Georgia film tax fraud: Southwest Georgia men guilty in $550K scheme5%
FOX 5 Atlanta49%7/23/2026, 12:51:32 AM
Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota62%
STAT43%By Associated Press60%7/21/2026, 8:10:43 PM
Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota58%
AP News52%By Ali Swenson51%7/21/2026, 6:59:15 PM
Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota64%
AP News52%By Ali Swenson51%7/21/2026, 6:59:15 PM
As Texas real estate guru Tie Lasater built a millionaire brand, investors say they lost their savings46%
Houston Chronicle14%By Eric Dexheimer0% Yamil Berard0%7/21/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Man Sentenced to 5 Years After 15 Years As Fugitive in West Bank13%
Townhall86%By Scott McClallen26%7/19/2026, 8:00:10 PM
Post Ho…5%Ambigui…7%Unattri…37%Biased …10%
Guilty pleas, sentences in large Philly region fraud conspiracy involving checks stolen from mail, prosecutors announce2%
The Philadelphia Inquirer20%By Robert Moran3%7/17/2026, 12:33:10 AM
California DMV Threatens to Cancel Drivers’ Licenses, File Charges Amid Massive Cheating Scandal47%
The Drive32%By Byron Hurd45%7/14/2026, 5:42:37 PM
A Federal Judge Slams Trump's IRS Lawsuit As a Pretext for Delivering a Phony 'Settlement'3%
Reason.com39%By Jacob Sullum20%7/14/2026, 12:10:41 AM