Topic summary
85%29 analyzed articles/videos17,996 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Manufacturing results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 6,985 hits. Analysis detected 61,948 faulty-reasoning hits from 78,767 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 19% (17,794 of 21,790 topics). This Manufacturing is better (less manipulative) than 81.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.3% percentile
1.5% BS Score29 analyzed articles78.8K 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 7.3%7.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Overcon…3%Optimis…6%False D…4%
Missouri aluminum factory linked to high sulfur dioxide emissions set to reopen by year's end2%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR74%By Najifa Farhat76%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab — complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River36%
Tom's Hardware61%By Jake Roach7%8/3/2026, 11:04:36 AM
$104M Utah heavy rare earth expansion targets materials for six million EVs yearly70%
Interesting Engineering73%By Aamir Khollam64%7/31/2026, 4:44:07 PM
China’s solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway.35%
Grist47%By Austin Corona64%7/29/2026, 1:00:00 AM
Subcontractor on Lego’s Chesterfield plant sued by workers who said they didn’t receive overtime pay11%
The Richmonder14%By Eleanor Shaw13%7/28/2026, 2:54:21 PM
Eyeing 2031 to start production, BWXT advances $500M nuclear fuel plant project by Gillette35%
Oil City News14%By Klark Byrd18%7/24/2026, 5:36:36 AM
San Antonio has lost 2K manufacturing jobs since 2024. Industry experts say they aren’t too concerned.42%
San Antonio Report4%By Jasper Kenzo Sundeen24%7/23/2026, 3:00:00 AM
iPhone 18 Pro reportedly enters mass production ahead of September launch44%
9to5Mac74%By Ben Lovejoy80%7/22/2026, 4:42:08 AM
New Boeing aircraft development hampered by backlog of existing orders, says CEO21%
Fox Business95%7/20/2026, 4:39:08 PM
Texas’ bite of the microchip industry is growing thanks to public grants, incentives42%
The Texas Tribune32%By Paul Cobler23%7/20/2026, 3:00:00 AM