Topic summary
69%53 analyzed articles/videos42,244 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Regulation results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 15,689 hits. Analysis detected 139,895 faulty-reasoning hits from 211,613 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (19,927 of 21,763 topics). This Regulation is better (less manipulative) than 91.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751008.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score53 analyzed articles211.6K 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 6.6%6.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.4%7.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump’s Posts, Now for Sale84%
The Dispatch55%By Evan Spear18% Surya Gowda26% Ross Anderson18%8/3/2026, 4:04:25 AM
George Santos Got Busted For Manipulating Political Betting Markets—and Seems to Have Little Remorse46%
Mother Jones67%By Sophie Hurwitz75%8/1/2026, 10:42:30 AM
After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica49%
Ars Technica42%By Cyrus Farivar64%8/1/2026, 4:30:54 AM
Trump's AI executive order nears key deadline as regulation debate intensifies26%
CNBC65%By Ashley Capoot35%7/31/2026, 2:46:32 PM
The CFTC orders ex-GOP Rep. George Santos to pay $35,000 over trades on Kalshi10%
CNBC65%By Ananya Chetia8%7/31/2026, 2:15:12 PM
New York Sues Kalshi, Says Platform is Illegal Gambling48%
BKReader60%By BK Reader Staff41%7/31/2026, 7:08:10 AM
New York sues Kalshi, claims it is 'illegal gambling operation'25%
CNBC65%By Davis Giangiulio58%7/31/2026, 5:41:34 AM
FTC lawsuit: Hims & Hers shared customer data with Meta, Snap35%
Mashable76%7/30/2026, 3:42:37 PM
New York sues Kalshi, demanding it cease sports 'contracts'30%
Times Union17%By Alexander MacDougall41%7/30/2026, 2:01:19 PM
Hospice’s Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn11%
KFF Health News39%By Laurie Udesky12%7/29/2026, 2:00:00 AM