Topic summary
60%28 analyzed articles/videos17,564 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cost Of Living results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.1% saturation with 5,235 hits. Analysis detected 73,009 faulty-reasoning hits from 102,255 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 14% (20,565 of 23,769 topics). This Cost Of Living is better (less manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.5% percentile
1.3% BS Score28 analyzed articles102.3K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war29%
Responsible Statecraft75%By Jack Hunter75%8/7/2026, 9:05:02 PM
FOOD FIGHT: Kinnett and Knowles Explain What’s Really Behind the Burrito Wars60%
The Daily Signal90%By Rebecca Downs76%8/7/2026, 3:53:22 PM
The Definitive Guide To Burrito Inflation19%
The Daily Caller81%By Will Upton82%8/7/2026, 9:51:13 AM
Confirm…25%Framing…9%Negativ…37%Attempt…15%
Do the costs of veterinary care seem scary? The Denver Post wants to hear from you42%
The Denver Post29%By The Denver Post0%8/7/2026, 3:00:14 AM
South Carolinians are feeling the squeeze with groceries, utilities53%
The Greenville News4%By Travis Jacque Rose57% Marcia Greenwood74% Betty Lin-Fisher74% Rachel Barber74% Medora Lee54% Daniel de Visé74%8/5/2026, 11:09:12 AM
Mamdani Just Put Ignorant MAGA In Its Place... Again80%
crooksandliars.com95%By Andrea Thompson94%8/5/2026, 5:34:40 AM
Here’s how much money you need to earn to ‘live comfortably’ in Arizona45%
Phoenix New Times21%By Clarissa Sosin37%8/4/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Dallas-Fort Worth families face growing hunger as federal cuts make an impact48%
Dallas Observer46%By Austin Wood32%8/3/2026, 6:18:41 AM
Eggs are finally cheap again. But what does it mean for Bay Area restaurants and bakeries?5%
San Francisco Chronicle30%By Irene Adeline Milanez3%7/31/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Citizen Vox: Detroiter says high prices limit the chance to pursue the American Dream57%
WDET25%By Quinn Klinefelter55%7/30/2026, 6:41:12 AM