Topic summary
71%16 analyzed articles/videos12,473 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Affordable Care Act results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 4,352 hits. Analysis detected 36,098 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,280 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 13% (21,347 of 24,390 topics). This Affordable Care Act is better (less manipulative) than 87.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510012.5% percentile
1.3% BS Score16 analyzed articles53.3K 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 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.2%8.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Kennedy, Oz contend fraud crackdown, not skyrocketing prices, led millions to leave Obamacare17%
PhillyVoice43%By Julie Appleby47% KFF Health News34%8/8/2026, 2:01:00 AM
ACA marketplace premiums in Missouri and Kansas could see another double-digit bump in price17%
The Beacon76%By Suzanne King41%8/8/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Louisiana’s Obamacare drop rate among the nation’s largest29%
The Lens50%By Shalina Chatlani31% Stateline40%7/31/2026, 4:59:00 AM
One Big Beautiful Bill Not (Yet) Driving ACA, Medicaid Declines19%
FactCheck.org4%By Paul Cuno-Booth13%7/29/2026, 11:28:12 AM
Lamont pledges to extend ACA subsidies. His gubernatorial challengers are split15%
CT Mirror34%By Katy Golvala28% Keith M. Phaneuf32%7/23/2026, 12:58:19 PM
Journalists Dig Into HHS’ Covid Injury List, ACA Sign-Ups, and Telehealth17%
KFF Health News37%7/18/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Storm warning for ACA shoppers: Double-digit premium hikes are coming73%
The Washington Post97%By Christopher Rowland0%7/8/2026, 4:50:00 AM
Obamacare marketplace enrollment shows steep drop in Missouri, following national trend59%
STLPR83%By Sarah Fentem75%7/8/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows32%
STAT62%By Associated Press75%7/6/2026, 12:58:23 PM
'Republicans Created This Crisis on Purpose': Federal Data Shows ACA Enrollment Plunging93%
Common Dreams98%By Jake Johnson99%6/29/2026, 1:30:23 AM