Topic summary
16%11 analyzed articles/videos7,115 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Awards results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 1,969 hits. Analysis detected 14,375 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,771 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (22,717 of 23,257 topics). This Awards is better (less manipulative) than 97.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.3% percentile
0.9% BS Score11 analyzed articles33.8K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Greenville County Schools awards 2026-27 Teacher of the Year1%
The Greenville News5%By Nina Tran9%8/6/2026, 10:51:45 AM
Hampton & Newman wins August's Golden Broom Award42%
Wyo4News6%By Josh Mayfield36%8/5/2026, 3:24:47 PM
Did Fauci use staff to solicit cash prizes for himself? We investigated12%
Snopes.com20%By Rae Deng26%8/5/2026, 3:00:10 AM
35 delightful images from the 2026 International Pet Photography Awards65%
Popular Science31%By Popular Science Team28%8/1/2026, 5:02:00 AM
The Current GA's Jabari Gibbs earns first place Green Eyeshade Award for government reporting70%
The Current44%By The Current85%7/30/2026, 1:55:21 PM
Order of the Palmetto awarded to stalwart supporter of Lowcountry conservation51%
Post and Courier22%By Ruth Roberts Special to The Post55% Courier30%7/30/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Block Club Wins National Investigative Award For Midway Blitz Coverage70%
Block Club Chicago26%By Block Club Chicago Staff31%7/24/2026, 6:14:00 AM
Negativ…3%
Goodman Theatre leads 2026 Equity Jeff Award nominations with 24 nods across six productions1%
WBEZ28%By Mike Davis81%7/22/2026, 2:05:04 PM
Meghan Markle's show Emmy nomination 'somewhat baffling' due to lackluster ratings: expert48%
Fox News94%7/16/2026, 6:00:38 AM
FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Fact-Checking2%
FactCheck.org5%By FactCheck.org1%7/13/2026, 9:28:27 AM