Topic summary
24%14 analyzed articles/videos8,874 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Healthcare Costs results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 2,567 hits. Analysis detected 28,485 faulty-reasoning hits from 38,550 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 7% (15,480 of 16,562 topics). This Healthcare Costs is better (less manipulative) than 93.50% of the peer group.
Healthcare Costs

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.5% percentile
1.4% BS Score14 analyzed articles38.6K 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 6.3%6.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.4%4.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Framing…8%Negativ…18%Unattri…10%Attempt…24%
Journalists Assess Risks of Tick Bites, Wildfire Smoke, Rising Health Costs3%
KFF Health News23%By khnalessandrab1%7/25/2026, 9:00:00 AM
How this Philly doctor helps patients to save on the cost of medications | Expert Opinion60%
The Philadelphia Inquirer21%By Jules Lipoff79%7/19/2026, 10:01:00 AM
Watch: ‘Robust’ Primary Care, Transparency Top Employers’ Reform Wish List74%
KFF Health News23%7/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’52%
KFF Health News23%7/16/2026, 9:00:03 AM
Government broke healthcare. Instead of fixing it, it’s blaming market solutions62%
Washington Examiner74%By Vance Ginn77%7/14/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer18%
KFF Health News23%By Elisabeth Rosenthal18%7/14/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Storm warning for ACA shoppers: Double-digit premium hikes are coming61%
The Washington Post92%By Christopher Rowland0%7/8/2026, 11:50:00 AM
Journalists Discuss Healthcare Costs' Political Fallout, Concerns About Canceled ICE Facility6%
KFF Health News23%7/3/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Florida is the first state to require EKGs for high school athletes. It’s a mistake29%
STAT44%By Katherine Hofmann0%6/30/2026, 8:30:00 AM
US shoulders disproportionate cost of new medications, report finds52%
Fox Business92%By Edward Lawrence87%6/23/2026, 12:26:23 PM