Topic summary
65%33 analyzed articles/videos26,845 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Space results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 6,952 hits. Analysis detected 66,576 faulty-reasoning hits from 110,242 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (19,935 of 21,637 topics). This Space is better (less manipulative) than 92.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751007.9% percentile
1.2% BS Score33 analyzed articles110.2K 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 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers5%
TechCrunch68%By Tim Fernholz71%8/4/2026, 5:00:00 AM
August's total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland13%
ABC News41%By MARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writer17%8/1/2026, 4:25:27 AM
Europa's Hidden Ocean May Be Even Harder to Reach Than We Thought15%
Gizmodo74%By Gayoung Lee38%7/24/2026, 1:45:01 PM
Confirm…7%Framing…6%Hasty G…9%Bandwag…3%
Different moon rocks tell different tales about a long-ago bombardment9%
Science News23%By Lisa Grossman14%7/23/2026, 11:12:58 AM
This “exotic weirdo” exoplanet has a rocky surface and an atmosphere28%
Science News23%By Lisa Grossman14%7/16/2026, 11:00:00 AM
The 2024 New York City meteorite contains amino acids6%
Science News23%By Lisa Grossman14%7/15/2026, 11:00:00 AM
A most improbable astronaut just went to space21%
Ars Technica42%By Eric Berger36%7/15/2026, 4:30:07 AM
A quasar breaks the record for most distant supermassive black hole8%
Science News23%By Lisa Grossman14%7/14/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Appeal …6%Biased …10%Indoctr…17%Attempt…7%
Special ed at HISD (July 14, 2026)3%
Houston Public Media21%By Michael Hagerty7%7/14/2026, 4:00:17 AM
The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night46%
WIRED35%By Javier Carbajal25%7/14/2026, 1:30:00 AM