Keyword summary
79%28 analyzed articles/videos22,119 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Conspiracy Theories results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 16,282 hits. Analysis detected 133,715 faulty-reasoning hits from 139,099 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 29% (38,550 of 53,959 keywords). This Conspiracy Theories is better (less manipulative) than 71.40% of the peer group.
Conspiracy Theories

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

29% percentile
025507510028.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score28 analyzed articles139.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 9.6%9.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 11.7%11.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 0.3%0.3%

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: Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 11.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 8.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Keyword 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Refresher Course: Why are there so many conspiracy theories?7%
New Hampshire Public Radio16%By Michelle Liu0% Julia Barnett0%8/5/2026, 2:35:04 PM
Extremist Michigan Imam Who Hosted El-Sayed Urges Followers To Turn Out To Vote and 'Deal the Zionist a Blow,' Frames Primary as Epic Fight Against 'Puppet' of Israel77%
The Washington Free Beacon91%By Chuck Ross93%8/3/2026, 3:00:37 PM
Ceuta and the dangerous insanity of anti-Zionism81%
spiked96%By Brendan O'Neill99%8/3/2026, 7:25:54 AM
When Claude is Wrong: Why AI Must Be Challenged69%
WhoWhatWhy88%By Russ Baker85%8/3/2026, 5:00:44 AM
Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate71%
Salon85%By Amanda Marcotte97%8/3/2026, 3:30:00 AM
The Impact of Conspiracy Thinking on Well-Being50%
Psychology Today61%By Willis Klein BSc.39%8/1/2026, 9:16:32 AM
Anthony Fauci’s Senate hearing proves we’re still living in 202058%
Salon85%By Heather Digby Parton94%8/1/2026, 3:30:07 AM
'Just Asking Questions' Is A Dangerous Tool For Grifters82%
The Federalist95%By Hayden Daniel98%7/31/2026, 3:59:07 AM
4 facts to stay informed during a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City37%
PolitiFact20%By Madison Czopek28%7/20/2026, 2:04:06 PM
JD Vance’s real political cause: JD Vance - Blogs87%
American Thinker96%By Andrea Widburg95%7/18/2026, 9:00:00 PM