Topic summary
63%11 analyzed articles/videos6,138 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sports Betting results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 2,012 hits. Analysis detected 22,722 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,879 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 30% (11,658 of 16,562 topics). This Sports Betting is better (less manipulative) than 70.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.6% percentile
2.2% BS Score11 analyzed articles20.9K 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 9.6%9.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Coleman Hughes: The Case Against Sports Betting63%
The Free Press71%By Coleman Hughes55%7/24/2026, 8:31:26 PM
Nevada lawmakers introduce federal legislation to shut down sports betting loophole72%
Las Vegas Sun90%By Las Vegas Sun Staff54%7/24/2026, 2:00:00 AM
The Miami Heat, LeBron James, and prediction markets: How a ‘mistake’ social media post turbocharged a $245 million wager68%
Fortune54%By Catherina Gioino36% Joshua Hong86%7/23/2026, 7:50:02 PM
UNLV opens as early favorites against Memphis and Hawaii, prime playoff hurdles47%
Las Vegas Sun90%By Ray Brewer62%7/22/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Las Vegas sports betting figure told to hand over assets or be locked up53%
Las Vegas Review-Journal62%By Noble Brigham71%7/21/2026, 12:20:48 AM
Former NBA player Malik Beasley pleads not guilty in NYC sports betting case11%
New York Daily News76%By John Annese59%7/1/2026, 11:05:16 PM
Early Addition: What if Americans had slightly smaller pickup trucks?27%
Gothamist77%By James Ramsay0%6/29/2026, 2:36:13 PM
Groom-to-be sues DraftKings after gambling away wedding fund49%
The Independent68%By Justin Rohrlich0%6/26/2026, 12:51:49 PM
FanDuel closes Fairmount Park's sportsbook in Collinsville13%
STLPR0%By Will Bauer0%6/9/2026, 8:19:31 PM
Plays For The GameAbove Sports Bowl And SERVPRO First Responder Bowl85%
OutKick97%By David Troy0%12/26/2025, 3:45:44 PM