Topic summary
36%20 analyzed articles/videos5,548 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Retirement results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Halo Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 3,459 hits. Analysis detected 37,092 faulty-reasoning hits from 46,634 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,514 of 16,502 topics). This Retirement is better (less manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.0% percentile
1.7% BS Score20 analyzed articles46.6K 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 7.4%7.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

We love you, Don Gonyea: Veteran NPR correspondent hangs up his mic after 4 decades2%
WDET 101.9 FM18%By NPR63%7/22/2026, 12:27:00 PM
Jay Butler set to retire from radio after long and celebrated career in Detroit88%
WDET 101.9 FM18%By WDET Staff96%7/20/2026, 7:07:22 PM
I retired after 53 years in business. Now I raise guide dogs.28%
Business Insider21%By Kelly Burch11%7/20/2026, 12:52:01 PM
Old-School Tennessee Mechanic Celebrates 95th Birthday Working at the Shop62%
The Drive36%By Stephen Edelstein55%7/18/2026, 2:00:00 PM
August Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 13 days9%
Washington Examiner74%By Kiara Moore61%7/18/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Newly Retired Couples Could Lose $17,000 A Year In Social Security In 203375%
105.9 The X49%By iHeartRadio70%7/17/2026, 3:03:00 PM
Bipartisan bill would force vote before Social Security cuts hit69%
www.cities929.com0%By Brett Rowland0% The Center Square44%7/15/2026, 8:40:00 PM
Bipartisan group of senators introduces legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall64%
WTOP News32%By The Associated Press63%7/14/2026, 8:16:08 PM
Strategies to restore lifetime income to retirement plans28%
Brookings33%By Gopi Shah Goda34% Joshua Gotbaum34% Aidan Creeron34% Lily Nevo34%7/9/2026, 1:00:22 PM
The 'Father of the Internet' is finally retiring17%
TechCrunch47%By Tim Fernholz68%7/1/2026, 3:15:37 AM