Topic summary
26%9 analyzed articles/videos14,877 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Society & Culture results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 5,224 hits. Analysis detected 53,368 faulty-reasoning hits from 76,396 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (14,478 of 15,478 topics). This Society & Culture is better (less manipulative) than 93.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score9 analyzed articles76.4K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.0%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Can Péter Magyar Undo Orbán’s Rule?92%
The Dispatch28%By Evan Spear7% Surya Gowda10% Wesley Liu76% James P. Sutton7% Ross Anderson7%7/21/2026, 10:51:17 AM
Heather Cox Richardson on defending the Declaration’s democratic ideals20%
Brookings35%By Kathryn Dunn Tenpas0%7/2/2026, 12:01:41 AM
Protest changes policy when communities stay organized66%
Brookings35%By Rashawn Ray0%6/29/2026, 1:09:21 PM
America is turning 250. Here's how immigration may shape its future.42%
Brookings35%By William H. Frey0%6/25/2026, 5:29:50 PM
The spiking threat: Mexican cartels in Europe, Canada, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America9%
Brookings35%By Vanda Felbab-Brown0%6/24/2026, 5:47:24 PM
Making family, school, and community engagement integral to Zanzibar’s learning ecosystem38%
Brookings35%By Emily Markovich Morris0% Richaa Hoysala0%6/23/2026, 12:31:03 PM
America’s Rural Future: Eastern Kentucky site visits highlight locally led recovery, Main Street reinvestment, and civic institutions anchoring a region in transition36%
Brookings35%By Adam Aley0% Junjie Ren0%6/22/2026, 9:00:41 AM
Reducing poverty among older adults37%
Brookings35%By Wendell Primus0% Ben Graham0% Chloe Zilkha0% Jack A. Smalligan0%6/17/2026, 12:00:47 PM
2 members of Congress on improving American education62%
Brookings35%By Rashawn Ray0%5/27/2026, 12:01:40 AM