Topic summary
64%63 analyzed articles/videos56,847 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government Regulation results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.1% saturation with 21,011 hits. Analysis detected 187,895 faulty-reasoning hits from 230,248 analyzed words across 63 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 21% (19,510 of 24,545 topics). This Government Regulation is better (less manipulative) than 79.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510020.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score63 analyzed articles230.2K 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 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%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%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%

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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Big tech, residents clash over data centers40%
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The Bulwark79%By Sonny Bunch81%8/7/2026, 12:53:16 PM
RFK Jr. decertifies Kentucky organ harvesting outfit accused of ignoring signs of life in 'donors'26%
The Blaze86%By Joseph MacKinnon76%8/7/2026, 4:30:00 AM
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The Federalist95%By Merlot Fogarty82% Emma Waters82%8/7/2026, 3:47:21 AM
The New, Secret White House AI Rulebook90%
The Dispatch53%By Surya Gowda26% James P. Sutton15% Evan Spear18% Ross Anderson18%8/7/2026, 3:46:06 AM
Notes from the Square: Spanberger plans to intervene with SCC over Dominion-NextEra merger4%
Cardinal News4%By Elizabeth Beyer6%8/7/2026, 1:05:00 AM
After severe 76% electricity price hikes due to AI data centers, Virginia requires firms to pay for all dedicated upstream electrical infrastructure — state regulators crack down, governor says move will save civilians ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’65%
Tom's Hardware64%By Jowi Morales82%8/6/2026, 8:32:08 AM
Marchand: Hosing Wall St. won’t make more fire trucks53%
Boston Herald55%By Ross Marchand94%8/6/2026, 12:46:54 AM
Why the Senate needs to abandon the Kids Online Safety Act79%
Washington Examiner83%By David B. McGarry91%8/5/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Texas, yes Texas, puts limits on data centers45%
Mashable77%8/4/2026, 1:36:06 PM