Topic summary
66%9 analyzed articles/videos7,880 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Opioid Crisis results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 1,946 hits. Analysis detected 16,200 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,512 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 17% (19,652 of 23,633 topics). This Opioid Crisis is better (less manipulative) than 83.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510016.8% percentile
1.4% BS Score8 analyzed articles25.5K 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 5.4%5.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.6%7.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lack of state oversight involving opioid settlement funds11%
Investigative Post47%By Adam Smith-Perez41%8/7/2026, 3:00:12 AM
Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money4%
KFF Health News38%By Rachel Spears46% Aneri Pattani36%8/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Optimis…10%Ambigui…6%Unattri…7%Attempt…4%
Flint City Council to weigh youth funding, opioid dollar usage and ordinance changes2%
FlintBeat2%By Mitchell Kukulka3%8/4/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Leadership vacuum: Agencies in New York and beyond pass the buck on opioid cash oversight40%
San Diego Union-Tribune40%By Tribune News Service41%7/31/2026, 4:30:43 AM
The Metro: Wayne County finally sees drop in overdose deaths, but new drugs spark concern11%
WDET 101.9 FM25%By Matt Williams0%7/28/2026, 1:21:44 PM
Blackburn demands dark money group take down AI attack ad38%
WPLN News33%By Marianna Bacallao35%7/28/2026, 1:00:39 PM
Budget cuts leave fate of Missouri’s overdose reversal program uncertain31%
STLPR83%By Danny Wicentowski66%4/22/2026, 9:20:40 AM
Will socialism save Seattle? City advocates struggle to find solutions as homeless, drug addicts flood streets0%
Fox News94%By Nikolas Lanum0% Rachel del Guidice0%4/18/2026, 4:00:16 AM
Missouri warns that a highly potent new opioid, nitazene, is being found across state84%
KCUR76%By Rebecca Smith0%3/29/2026, 2:00:00 AM