Topic summary
58%17 analyzed articles/videos12,047 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Retirement Planning results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Indoctrination, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 3,032 hits. Analysis detected 33,700 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,684 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (20,252 of 22,975 topics). This Retirement Planning is better (less manipulative) than 88.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.9% percentile
1.3% BS Score17 analyzed articles53.7K 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 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.7%5.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.5%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What Berkeley families need to know about Trump Accounts for babies, kids21%
Berkeleyside43%By Lasherica Thornton27%8/4/2026, 6:00:00 AM
The Cost Of Weather Is Reshaping How Americans Choose Where To Relocate29%
Forbes66%By Meggen Harris34%8/3/2026, 5:27:17 PM
I'm in my 50s, can't find a job, and am already draining my 401k. I've never felt closer to failure.43%
Business Insider42%By Tess Martinelli62%8/2/2026, 4:11:01 AM
What The Latest Inflation Report Means For Your Retirement Plan33%
Forbes66%By True Tamplin56%7/23/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Asking Eric: I just want peace in retirement33%
Chicago Tribune26%By R. Eric Thomas37%7/22/2026, 10:01:12 PM
Asking Eric: Mother wants to move, but adult child won’t leave home29%
New York Daily News29%By R. Eric Thomas37%7/22/2026, 9:00:00 PM
I will claim Social Security early. Why do so few people talk about the elephant in the room?13%
MarketWatch11%By Quentin Fottrell16%7/20/2026, 8:30:00 PM
Social Security faces a 2032 shortfall. Newly retired couples could lose $17,000 a year if Congress doesn't act.49%
Yahoo News57%By Jasmine Andersson25%7/17/2026, 9:23:04 AM
‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings69%
theguardian.com90%By Maya Yang72%6/19/2026, 5:00:33 AM
How ETFs can be effective building blocks for retirees81%
Fox Business95%By Eric Revell88%5/29/2026, 7:07:31 AM