Topic summary
28%10 analyzed articles/videos5,512 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Funding results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Halo Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 1,488 hits. Analysis detected 16,660 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,196 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,776 of 16,490 topics). This Funding is better (less manipulative) than 89.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
025507510010.4% percentile
1.6% BS Score10 analyzed articles22.2K 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 5.6%5.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.2%5.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M65%
TechCrunch47%By Marina Temkin59%7/24/2026, 10:25:58 PM
How old are Pennsylvania’s school buildings? A new state survey is trying to find out38%
The Philadelphia Inquirer22%By Ethan Young29%7/23/2026, 5:26:17 PM
HIV/AIDS advocates fear federal funding cuts will undermine prevention94%
STAT44%By Chelsea Cirruzzo80%7/21/2026, 2:24:32 PM
How New Times funds our journalism. And why we need your help.61%
Phoenix New Times53%By Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek85%7/20/2026, 7:42:32 PM
Applications close in 48 hours — here's everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield45%
TechCrunch47%By Isabelle Johannessen0%7/17/2026, 11:08:00 PM
Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B35%
TechCrunch47%By Ivan Mehta38%7/14/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Some St. Louis organizations could see less funding from the state this year20%
STLPR0%By Sarah Kellogg38%7/1/2026, 7:15:30 PM
IE Taco Is Now a Reality, Thanks To Funding From The CIELO Fund At The Inland Empire Community Foundation54%
L.A. TACO85%By Ivan Fernandez54%6/9/2026, 6:00:00 PM
Coney Island Mermaid Parade lands $20K boost from Brooklyn borough president29%
Gothamist76%By Giulia Heyward48%5/20/2026, 9:14:00 PM
Erosion issues persist in Zilker Park amid limited resources15%
Austin Monitor10%By Lina Fisher15%10/26/2025, 9:31:53 PM