Topic summary
19% 10 analyzed articles/videos 13,724 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Utilities results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 2,853 hits . Analysis detected 22,796 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,641 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 2% (24,204 of 24,545 topics). This Utilities is better (less manipulative) than 98.60% of the peer group. Utilities
Topic details
Total words: 57,641
Article count: 10
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
1% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.4% percentile 0.8% BS Score10 analyzed articles57.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 26% 7/18/2026, 11:44:28 AM