Topic summary
48%53 analyzed articles/videos37,696 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fraud results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 15,098 hits. Analysis detected 110,793 faulty-reasoning hits from 172,801 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (22,233 of 24,411 topics). This Fraud is better (less manipulative) than 91.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.9% percentile
1.2% BS Score53 analyzed articles172.8K 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 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Negativ…2%Appeal …8%Unattri…6%Indoctr…13%
Pasadena Water and Power Warns of Scam Calls Demanding Payment Within 30 Minutes6%
Pasadena Now14%By Gab Apo12%8/8/2026, 10:17:00 PM
Kennedy, Oz contend fraud crackdown, not skyrocketing prices, led millions to leave Obamacare17%
PhillyVoice43%By Julie Appleby47% KFF Health News34%8/8/2026, 2:01:00 AM
US Marshals Arrest Local Art Fraudster Luke Brugnara In Pandemic Relief Scam8%
SFist0%By Leanne Maxwell0%8/7/2026, 3:18:44 PM
Loss Av…5%Unattri…13%
Georgia man accused of scamming West Hartford business out of $50K while posing as bank employee1%
Hartford Courant21%8/6/2026, 9:00:47 PM
Detroit-area duo pulled off $4.1M fraud scheme, panicked when police showed up, feds say8%
WDIV ClickOnDetroit17%By Erika Erickson28%8/6/2026, 9:59:16 AM
US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud8%
WRAL.com28%By JIM GOMEZ — Associated Press47%8/6/2026, 1:28:13 AM
City of Pittsburg falls victim to phishing attack37%
KTVU26%8/5/2026, 8:07:40 PM
RI state employee admits to stealing EBT cards meant for kids, inmates5%
The Providence Journal12%By Antonia Noori Farzan3%8/5/2026, 9:18:26 AM
Case Advances Against Dealer Charged With Forging Wyoming Titles For Hail-Damaged Cars2%
Cowboy State Daily18%By Kolby Fedore11%8/4/2026, 4:19:00 PM
Indoctr…10%Attempt…4%
Second man convicted in $500K fraud ring, sentencing set for September6%
Reno Gazette Journal32%By Jaedyn Young4%8/4/2026, 1:58:10 PM