Topic summary
51%44 analyzed articles/videos35,299 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Privacy results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 17,555 hits. Analysis detected 124,617 faulty-reasoning hits from 180,349 analyzed words across 44 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 11% (20,092 of 22,463 topics). This Privacy is better (less manipulative) than 89.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.6% percentile
1.3% BS Score44 analyzed articles180.3K 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 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.7%9.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The quiet infrastructure of control87%
Chicago Reader43%By Shawn Mulcahy32%8/5/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Can your tax preparer use AI without telling you? Some experts say IRS rules aren't clear46%
CNBC66%By Sarah Agostino57%8/4/2026, 5:35:02 AM
Koohan Paik-Mander and the Rising Luddite Movement15%
The Indypendent60%By Elsie Carson55%8/3/2026, 12:40:07 PM
Availab…6%Framing…30%Straw M…12%Appeal …12%
States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits23%
AP News71%By Anthony Izaguirre62%8/3/2026, 12:20:00 PM
Availab…6%Framing…31%Straw M…13%Appeal …13%
States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits26%
AP News71%By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE62%8/3/2026, 12:20:00 PM
FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications55%
ScheerPost64%By Jeremy Busby89% Isabella Lucia Maitino73%8/2/2026, 7:04:53 AM
Florida officials creepily investigate citizen critics56%
Sun Sentinel42%By Scott Maxwell71%8/2/2026, 4:00:20 AM
Special Report: Philadelphia scanned 25 million license plates, but can’t say whether the investigative tool works45%
The Philadelphia Tribune52%By Stacy M. Brown59%8/1/2026, 9:01:00 PM
Kansas lawsuit challenges Wichita Police license plate cameras as unconstitutional24%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR75%By Tim Carpenter78%8/1/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Georgia Has Arrested At Least 20 Officials for Misusing the Flock Surveillance Database79%
Reason.com62%By Autumn Billings79%7/31/2026, 1:34:54 PM