Topic summary
74%34 analyzed articles/videos29,980 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ethics results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 10,679 hits. Analysis detected 90,753 faulty-reasoning hits from 127,640 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (19,490 of 21,945 topics). This Ethics is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score34 analyzed articles127.6K 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 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

House Ethics recommends censure for GOP lawmaker in sexual harassment probe28%
Yahoo News57%By Kaia Hubbard43%8/3/2026, 4:17:00 PM
Ethics Panel Recommends Censure for Rep. Chuck Edwards Over ‘Inappropriate Conduct’33%
The Assembly NC7%By Jenna Monnin35%8/3/2026, 12:41:23 PM
McKee reimburses marketing firm for Clippers tickets arranged by RIFC owner40%
The Providence Journal11%By Patrick Anderson60%8/3/2026, 12:03:56 PM
Seth Moulton’s Sweetheart Deals19%
The American Prospect43%By Robert Kuttner51%8/3/2026, 9:24:26 AM
Book Database Shutters AI Service Following Outrage Over Destroyed Rare Texts78%
Kotaku82%By Zack Kotzer79%8/1/2026, 1:56:06 PM
We Are Mildly Horrified by This AI Startup That Coerced People Into Getting Tattoos of Its Logo in Exchange for a Job Interview56%
Futurism93%By Joe Wilkins92%8/1/2026, 10:02:00 AM
Trump's company-pumping posts compared to sex work by fuming critic: 'It's a mess'65%
Raw Story96%By Kathleen Culliton86%8/1/2026, 4:51:15 AM
Councilors consider ethics changes following ‘Mr. Clean’ investigation4%
Mirror Indy7%By Peter Blanchard8%7/30/2026, 1:49:39 PM
Democrats Call for Ethics Investigation Into Congressman Max Miller55%
Mother Jones66%By Abby Vesoulis45%7/30/2026, 9:22:11 AM
Anti-AI open source has an enemy in common, but almost nothing else27%
The Register60%7/25/2026, 3:17:00 AM