Topic summary
55%12 analyzed articles/videos11,073 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Regulatory Policy results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 2,907 hits. Analysis detected 28,410 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,774 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (22,259 of 24,569 topics). This Regulatory Policy is better (less manipulative) than 90.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score12 analyzed articles45.8K 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 5.7%5.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Just Security6%By Sarah Buckley29%8/7/2026, 5:50:13 AM
Free Press Plans to Take Carr to Court in Response to Thursday's Unlawful Decision to Eliminate a Vital Limit on Media Consolidation83%
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The Drive53%By Andrew P. Collins37%8/4/2026, 10:56:15 AM
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PolitiFact22%By Madison Czopek27%8/4/2026, 8:49:18 AM
Electric bills hit new highs across Ohio, state data shows30%
Signal Cleveland1%By Jake Zuckerman27%8/3/2026, 9:02:00 PM
Pace of college closings picks up, with more projected25%
The Hechinger Report36%By Jon Marcus61%8/2/2026, 10:00:00 PM
Electric shutoffs are higher in Nevada than elsewhere in the West, new data shows13%
The Nevada Independent37%By Amy Alonzo24%8/2/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Data center moratoriums are not a substitute for oversight22%
Brookings50%By Nicol Turner Lee35% Darrell M. West46%7/28/2026, 7:58:14 AM