Publication summary
41%84 analyzed articles/videos56,266 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Business Insider results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.1% saturation with 11,758 hits. Analysis detected 159,955 faulty-reasoning hits from 285,066 analyzed words across 84 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 25% (415 of 548 publications). This Business Insider is better (less manipulative) than 75.70% of the peer group.
Business Insider

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

24% percentile
025507510024.3% percentile
1.0% BS Score84 analyzed articles285.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.3%2.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.5%2.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 0.6%0.6%

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: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Ukraine has drones that can lock onto targets when Russia severs the connection to their operators, letting them complete their attacks0%
Business Insider41%By Sinéad Baker90%8/4/2026, 5:12:54 AM
Michigan reports first 2 deaths linked to cyclospora outbreak7%
Business Insider41%By Hilary Brueck51%8/3/2026, 10:31:54 AM
I've never lived anywhere longer than 5 years. Being the perpetual new girl has its pros and cons.16%
Business Insider41%By Chloe Gordon Cordover20%8/3/2026, 5:39:21 AM
I spent 3 months traveling in an RV with my 90-year-old mom. It wasn't as challenging as I expected.15%
Business Insider41%By Melania Murphy16%8/3/2026, 5:37:01 AM
The family treating healthy aging like a team sport12%
Business Insider41%By Amanda Goh17%8/2/2026, 5:07:01 PM
I bought a one-way ticket to Shanghai, thinking I'd stay for a year. 12 years later, it feels like home.16%
Business Insider41%By Sophie Steiner19%8/2/2026, 4:47:01 PM
I'm in my 50s, can't find a job, and am already draining my 401k. I've never felt closer to failure.41%
Business Insider41%By Tess Martinelli60%8/2/2026, 4:11:01 AM
I'm a 76-year-old baby boomer who has kept up with technology. It's helped me grow in my career and stay relevant.21%
Business Insider41%By Beth Sobiloff32%8/2/2026, 4:07:01 AM
YouTube star Hank Green says he's relied 'too heavily' on AI in an apology to fans17%
Business Insider41%By Lauren Edmonds24%8/1/2026, 12:55:38 PM
Sam Altman is getting dragged for suggesting this ChatGPT 'use case' for parents55%
Business Insider41%By Lakshmi Varanasi49%8/1/2026, 11:24:58 AM