Topic summary
90%10 analyzed articles/videos5,386 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Consumer Spending results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Confirmation Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 1,984 hits. Analysis detected 19,655 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,679 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 38% (15,373 of 24,545 topics). This Consumer Spending is better (less manipulative) than 62.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510037.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score10 analyzed articles22.7K 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 7.0%7.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 8.8%8.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.8%6.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.8%, sitewide 3.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

South Carolinians are feeling the squeeze with groceries, utilities53%
The Greenville News3%By Travis Jacque Rose48% Marcia Greenwood75% Betty Lin-Fisher75% Rachel Barber75% Medora Lee54% Daniel de Visé75%8/5/2026, 11:09:12 AM
U.S. Economy Grew at 1.5 Percent Rate in Second Quarter30%
The American Conservative92%By Harrison Berger79%7/31/2026, 5:54:25 AM
Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years20%
Boston.com40%By DEE-ANN DURBIN60% TERRY TANG24% MAGGIE SCALES24% SANDY GUATIBONZA24% HIKARI MAE HIDA24% Associated Press74%7/25/2026, 5:06:09 AM
Back-to-school tax holiday arrives early after Legislature moves up dates23%
Florida Politics38%By Gabrielle Russon63%7/21/2026, 5:40:26 AM
World Cup helped drive strongest consumer spending growth in four years during June, Bank of America says65%
foxbusiness.com96%7/18/2026, 3:00:12 AM
Walmart, Sam's Club slash prices on thousands of products as Trump says move came at his request56%
Fox Business96%By Alexandra Koch90%7/6/2026, 4:04:04 PM
'AI has taken all the air out of the room': Analyst sounds caution on red-hot market rally74%
Fox Business96%By Arabella Bennett100%6/1/2026, 11:19:20 AM
Gen Z shoppers helping revive America’s malls with push for in-person experiences77%
Fox Business96%By Arabella Bennett100%5/16/2026, 4:00:11 AM
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 202279%
AP News72%By Wyatte Grantham-Philips92%3/31/2026, 12:38:14 AM
More women are renting dresses, coats and ugly sweaters as clothing prices tick up73%
NPR93%By Kristian Monroe0%11/17/2025, 2:01:00 AM