Topic summary
75%45 analyzed articles/videos29,760 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Electric Vehicles results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 8,823 hits. Analysis detected 94,152 faulty-reasoning hits from 136,044 analyzed words across 45 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 10% (20,280 of 22,505 topics). This Electric Vehicles is better (less manipulative) than 90.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.9% percentile
1.3% BS Score45 analyzed articles136K 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 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Confirm…3%Optimis…36%Halo Ef…11%Appeal …8%
US plans new air taxi infrastructure across 4 states as Joby nears launch15%
Interesting Engineering73%By Atharva Gosavi0%8/5/2026, 4:51:05 PM
Indian EV startup River raises $120M Series C to scale production, launch more models22%
TechCrunch69%By Jagmeet Singh53%8/5/2026, 4:26:00 AM
Lucid's turnaround plan hinges on $1.4B in cash savings, robotaxis10%
TechCrunch69%By Kirsten Korosec51% Sean O'Kane55%8/4/2026, 3:24:00 PM
My 2026 Dodge Charger Test Car Bricked Itself Three Times In Five Days6%
The Drive58%By Joel Feder19%8/4/2026, 9:49:56 AM
Driverless cars have touched down in Tampa. Here’s what to know16%
Tampa Bay Times21%By Camila Jose Gomez21%8/3/2026, 3:00:00 AM
China’s EV problem: What happens when millions of batteries die?22%
Daily Kos87%By Inside Climate News53%8/1/2026, 2:00:00 PM
Someone Turned a BMW M4 Competition xDrive Into a Pickup27%
The Drive58%By Stephen Edelstein63%8/1/2026, 9:00:00 AM
$104M Utah heavy rare earth expansion targets materials for six million EVs yearly71%
Interesting Engineering73%By Aamir Khollam64%7/31/2026, 4:44:07 PM
Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays44%
TechCrunch69%By Sean O'Kane55%7/31/2026, 3:00:08 PM
The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports28%
The Verge72%By Emma Roth58%7/31/2026, 11:33:39 AM