Topic summary
25%20 analyzed articles/videos18,560 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Family Dynamics results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 5,247 hits. Analysis detected 44,714 faulty-reasoning hits from 95,520 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (21,650 of 22,108 topics). This Family Dynamics is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
0.9% BS Score20 analyzed articles95.5K 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 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

My family of 5 has been living with my parents since the beginning of the year. I'd do it again, despite the challenges.20%
Business Insider41%By Melissa Noble25%8/1/2026, 4:41:01 AM
Asking Eric: Mother-in-law encourages husband’s problem drinking39%
The Denver Post27%By R. Eric Thomas37%8/1/2026, 12:00:34 AM
Harriette Cole: The bank teller was indiscreet, and now my dad asks me for money30%
The Mercury News33%By Harriette Cole54%7/31/2026, 1:55:53 AM
Asking Eric: Kids moved away; parents unsure about following11%
The Denver Post27%By R. Eric Thomas37%7/31/2026, 12:00:04 AM
Asking Eric: Kids moved away; parents unsure about following21%
New York Daily News87%By R. Eric Thomas37%7/30/2026, 9:00:00 PM
South St. Paul teen balances graduation, new responsibilities after dad’s deportation to Laos3%
MinnPost36%By Katelyn Vue4% Sahan Journal2%7/30/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Asking Eric: Downsizing senior gives to everyone but best friend9%
The Denver Post27%By R. Eric Thomas37%7/30/2026, 12:00:15 AM
My dad came to live with me after getting sick, and my sister moved in to help. His long-term care costs us over $4,000 a month.11%
Business Insider41%By Noah Sheidlower17%7/25/2026, 5:27:01 AM
Art of the Game or the Loss of the Gamble?46%
Psychology Today62%By Meredith Gordon L.C.S.W.55%7/24/2026, 4:10:25 PM
Asking Eric: I’m terrified of AI, but these people keep uploading my photos to make fake nonsense19%
Sun Sentinel41%By Eric Thomas15%7/24/2026, 3:31:34 AM