Topic summary
69%27 analyzed articles/videos16,978 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Personal Finance results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 6,658 hits. Analysis detected 63,116 faulty-reasoning hits from 79,407 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (13,825 of 15,447 topics). This Personal Finance is better (less manipulative) than 89.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score27 analyzed articles79.4K 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 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.3%4.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What The Latest Inflation Report Means For Your Retirement Plan54%
Forbes44%By True Tamplin0%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 PM
As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track60%
AP News51%By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH60% NICKY FORSTER60%7/20/2026, 4:10:14 AM
Billionaires like Ken Griffin are moving to Miami—but middle-class earners can’t copy them and reap the same benefits, real estate experts say59%
Fortune52%By Emma Burleigh70%7/19/2026, 10:31:00 AM
‘No Pay, No Time Off, No Clocking Out’: Stay-at-Home Mothers Responded to a Woman Who Said She Wanted to Marry Rich and Never Work Again58%
The Daily Dot54%By Vanshika36%7/18/2026, 9:35:30 PM
IRS tax liens can be a 'kiss of death,' consumer advocate says — and they're on the rise30%
CNBC55%By Greg Iacurci0%7/16/2026, 12:15:01 PM
Asking Eric: How do I handle my feelings?65%
Baltimore Sun23%By R Eric Thomas26%7/16/2026, 5:01:14 AM
Asking Eric: People ask if I am ‘on medication’ to lose weight13%
Baltimore Sun23%By R Eric Thomas26%7/14/2026, 5:01:48 AM
Dear Abby: I love our dog and I wish we’d never gotten him28%
The Mercury News19%By Jeanne Phillips32%7/13/2026, 8:00:30 AM
Michael Dell celebrates America’s 250th birthday with gift to seed the American Dream for millions of kids78%
Fox Business91%By Alexandra Koch0%7/4/2026, 9:31:34 PM
Woman Questions Her Marriage After Husband Says, “You’re Nothing Special to Me,” Following Two Job Losses61%
The Daily Dot54%By Jennifer59%7/4/2026, 6:54:00 PM