Topic summary
59%11 analyzed articles/videos6,055 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lionel Messi results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.3% saturation with 5,488 hits. Analysis detected 30,779 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,397 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 29% (11,243 of 15,758 topics). This Lionel Messi is better (less manipulative) than 71.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

29% percentile
025507510028.7% percentile
2.2% BS Score11 analyzed articles28.4K 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 8.2%8.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.3%19.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.7%3.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 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 8.2%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.3%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Argentina se despierta con dolor, pero con agradecimiento a su selección y a su capitán74%
WTOP30%By WTOP Staff30%7/20/2026, 12:40:17 PM
Spain outlasts Argentina to complete a star-studded World Cup final27%
The Philadelphia Inquirer19%By Jonathan Tannenwald21%7/20/2026, 2:42:16 AM
The American World Cup: Messi lost, but the Muppets sang62%
Salon.com76%By CK Smith42%7/19/2026, 11:34:38 PM
Lionel Messi Heartbroken After Argentina's World Cup Final Loss, Likely End to Int'l Career96%
Breitbart82%By Dylan Gwinn67%7/19/2026, 9:18:01 PM
Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina in extra time31%
Las Vegas Sun92%By Associated Press60%7/19/2026, 3:10:00 PM
Spain v Argentina LIVE: Messi sends emotional message to holders ahead of tonight’s blockbuster World Cup final64%
The Independent66%By Alex Pattle81% Chris Wilson81%7/19/2026, 1:01:23 PM
How Donald Trump Won the World Cup54%
Newsweek33%By Jesus Mesa30%7/19/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Are England football coaches all raving mad?92%
spiked93%By Mick Hume85%7/16/2026, 2:00:17 PM
The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday33%
ABC News19%By TIM REYNOLDS AP sports writer46%7/15/2026, 9:48:55 PM
Kansas City debuts as a World Cup city with Argentina-Algeria match. Here's what we saw6%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Gabe Rosenberg43%6/16/2026, 8:55:10 PM