Topic summary
92%24 analyzed articles/videos21,701 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Consumer Rights results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 9,000 hits. Analysis detected 66,984 faulty-reasoning hits from 86,234 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 20% (19,680 of 24,545 topics). This Consumer Rights is better (less manipulative) than 80.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score24 analyzed articles86.2K 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 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

PlayStation Is Being Sued In Five Different Countries Over Anti-Competitive Concerns And The End Of Discs Isn’t Helping33%
Kotaku81%By Nicole Carpenter38%8/6/2026, 4:30:17 AM
Pritzker Signs New Laws Requiring Businesses To Accept Cash, Pay Employees For Jury Duty4%
Block Club Chicago25%By Ben Szalinski63% Capitol News Illinois25%8/3/2026, 2:27:35 PM
Recency…25%Appeal …45%
Why states want to change 'Sell By' labels on food22%
Cascade PBS68%By Cascade PBS Staff59%7/31/2026, 5:45:33 PM
Mainers losing millions to online scams as federal oversight fades75%
Maine Beacon90%By Kathryn Carley81% Maine News Service81%7/31/2026, 7:02:51 AM
Dan Patrick takes aim at online ticket sales after World Cup woes52%
Dallas Observer44%By Austin Wood31%7/31/2026, 6:00:00 AM
This embattled consumer agency went 2 years without a director. Newsom finally appointed one49%
CalMatters50%By Byrhonda Lyons17%7/31/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Ohio’s 2026 sales tax holiday runs Aug. 7-9. Here’s what you can and can’t buy at a discount4%
Signal Cleveland1%By Signal Cleveland Staff5%7/30/2026, 9:01:00 PM
LG Faces Swift Backlash Over Claims Its Gaming Monitors Are Automatically Installing Adware And ‘Wiretapping’ PCs67%
Kotaku81%By Lewis Parker74%7/23/2026, 4:00:38 PM
If You Lock Early Access Behind A Paywall, It Better Work Or You Owe People Refunds72%
Kotaku81%By Zack Zwiezen78%7/23/2026, 3:30:50 PM
Apple could deactivate leased iPhones remotely for non-payment, report says35%
Mashable77%7/23/2026, 1:28:17 PM