Topic summary
48%300 analyzed articles/videos142,237 analyzed words
BS Summary: These World Cup results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 75,623 hits. Analysis detected 692,323 faulty-reasoning hits from 906,081 analyzed words across 299 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,355 of 15,142 topics). This World Cup is better (less manipulative) than 94.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.2% percentile
1.4% BS Score299 analyzed articles906.1K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.3%8.3%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

After the World Cup, Kansas City still has soccer to root for — and major questions unanswered8%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Gabe Rosenberg42%7/22/2026, 5:30:00 PM
The staggering joylessness of anti-Zionism95%
spiked93%By Brendan O'Neill97%7/22/2026, 11:37:49 AM
People are selling the free World Cup bracelets they waited hours in line for38%
The Philadelphia Inquirer19%By Emily Bloch43%7/22/2026, 9:45:00 AM
US Golfer Tried to Call Trump to Overturn Penalty, on Heels of World Cup Scandal78%
Truthout75%By Sharon Zhang80%7/21/2026, 9:23:30 PM
Could the World Cup be back in the US as soon as 2038? Absolutely65%
The Guardian80%By Matt Hughes0%7/21/2026, 7:00:53 PM
Exclusive — Andrew Giuliani: World Cup Was ‘Just the Start’ of America’s ‘Golden Age of Sports’69%
Breitbart82%By Jasmyn Jordan68%7/21/2026, 4:29:42 PM
Philadelphia’s World Cup and All-Star summer proved something. Let’s not waste it. | Editorial87%
The Philadelphia Inquirer19%By The Editorial Board97%7/21/2026, 12:30:00 PM
Spain’s supremacy, Messi and Mbappé’s race for greatness, and a freak injury: World Cup quiz92%
NBC News31%By Jeremy Mikula0% Ashley Mowreader50%7/21/2026, 9:15:00 AM
Jon Stewart Criticizes Trump for Tainting Spain’s World Cup Victory With His ‘Overinflated Ego’63%
Rolling Stone41%By Emily Zemler11%7/21/2026, 6:34:36 AM
2026 World Cup: The unforgettable moments61%
Mashable71%By Chance Townsend78%7/20/2026, 8:01:18 PM