Topic summary
79%24 analyzed articles/videos13,662 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nasa results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 5,146 hits. Analysis detected 39,657 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,697 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (19,719 of 22,261 topics). This Nasa is better (less manipulative) than 88.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.4% percentile
1.3% BS Score24 analyzed articles62.7K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

NASA eyes September launch date for SpaceX Crew-13 mission to ISS. Cybertrucks will be on the launch pad8%
Houston Public Media21%By Michael Adkison24%8/3/2026, 3:16:17 PM
Meet America's first new subsea habitat in 40 years33%
Mashable77%By Mashable Video74%8/3/2026, 5:38:02 AM
NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess12%
WIRED36%By Javier Carbajal26%7/29/2026, 2:30:00 AM
Framing…10%Appeal …7%Quote-f…8%Biased …10%
SpaceX's giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket blasts off on key test flight9%
CBS News38%By William Harwood11%7/24/2026, 5:39:00 PM
These Fires And Heat Waves Show Why They Call It Global Warming67%
Forbes65%By Adam Frank86%7/17/2026, 5:43:46 AM
A most improbable astronaut just went to space22%
Ars Technica42%By Eric Berger36%7/15/2026, 4:30:07 AM
Appeal …6%Biased …10%Indoctr…17%Attempt…7%
Special ed at HISD (July 14, 2026)3%
Houston Public Media21%By Michael Hagerty5%7/14/2026, 4:00:17 AM
NASA Administrator: We're in a Space Race Against China70%
Newsmax87%By Brian Freeman0%7/5/2026, 2:48:33 PM
Trump recognizes Artemis II astronauts during Fourth of July speech: 'Assume you're heading to Mars'34%
New York Post94%By Samuel Chamberlain72% Adam Silverstein0%7/4/2026, 4:59:05 PM
For July 4, NASA unveils an astronomical fireworks show, complete with sound effects29%
Scientific American0%By Stephanie Pappas0%7/4/2026, 4:00:00 AM