Topic summary
95%31 analyzed articles/videos11,440 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Elon Musk results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 9,343 hits. Analysis detected 80,339 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,233 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 42% (14,390 of 24,439 topics). This Elon Musk is better (less manipulative) than 58.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score31 analyzed articles71.2K 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 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.1%13.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.9%11.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%

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 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

DOGE Was A Giant Failure, Part Infinity34%
Crooks and Liars95%By Red Painter48%8/8/2026, 5:25:37 AM
Elon Musk to build the biggest building in the world — spanning a colossal 100M square feet50%
New York Post82%By Mary K. Jacob87%8/7/2026, 10:38:33 AM
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley81%
The Guardian90%By Steve Rose68%8/5/2026, 2:00:14 AM
SpaceX officials stay mum about plans for Louisiana spaceport on earnings call27%
nola.com31%By Stephanie Riegel48%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM
SpaceX Stock Drops After First Earnings Call as Musk Fails to Woo Investors With AI Goals84%
Gizmodo75%By Ece Yildirim89%8/4/2026, 5:03:46 PM
Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX's first earnings call62%
TechCrunch71%By Sean O'Kane56%8/4/2026, 3:30:58 PM
'False and misleading and nonsense': Elon Musk CRUSHES editor on 'far right' accusations58%
The Blaze86%By Carlos Garcia78%7/23/2026, 4:40:00 PM
SpaceX Has Lost $1 Trillion in Value Since Its Post-IPO Peak77%
Gizmodo75%By Matt Novak66%7/17/2026, 10:50:16 AM
SpaceX aborts Starship test flight, sending stock lower40%
CNBC67%By Annie Palmer67%7/16/2026, 4:21:01 PM
Elon Musk Could Still Face Criminal Charges for Trying to Bribe Voters in Wisconsin59%
Gizmodo75%By Matt Novak66%7/14/2026, 5:55:34 PM