Topic summary
54%12 analyzed articles/videos1,757 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Security results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Indoctrination, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 2,195 hits. Analysis detected 17,119 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,621 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 20% (13,312 of 16,562 topics). This Social Security is better (less manipulative) than 80.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.6% percentile
1.9% BS Score12 analyzed articles19.6K 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 11.2%11.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.0%6.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%

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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

August Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 6 days1%
Washington Examiner74%By Adisa Hargett-Robinson3%7/25/2026, 1:00:00 PM
What The Latest Inflation Report Means For Your Retirement Plan55%
Forbes46%By True Tamplin0%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 PM
August Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in nine days2%
Washington Examiner74%By Adisa Hargett-Robinson3%7/22/2026, 1:00:00 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
Social Security faces a 2032 shortfall. Newly retired couples could lose $17,000 a year if Congress doesn't act.57%
Yahoo News39%By Jasmine Andersson16%7/17/2026, 4:23:04 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 group of senators introduces legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall55%
AP News53%By FATIMA HUSSEIN42% KEVIN FREKING38%7/14/2026, 7:30:08 PM
Bipartisan group of senators introduces legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall55%
AP News53%By FATIMA HUSSEIN42% KEVIN FREKING38%7/14/2026, 7:30:08 PM
August Social Security payment worth $994 goes out in 23 days6%
Washington Examiner74%By Britta Miller0%7/8/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Raise Taxes and Give All the Money to Senior Citizens57%
Reason.com41%By Eric Boehm0%6/24/2026, 7:40:22 PM