Loss Aversion
bias
Summary: Feel losses more strongly than gains.
People exert more effort to avoid losing $10 than to gain the same amount, shaping negotiation and investing behavior.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 2.5%, bottom 0.8%, overall 0.9%
- Publications: top 1.6%, bottom 1.6%, overall 0.9%
- Articles: top 10%, bottom 0%, overall 5%
Recent example
No recent 90%+ example is available for this reasoning.
Recent articles
Republican candidate Steve Hilton demands Chad Bianco drop out of CA governor race 0%
California Post - By Daniel Farr - 5/31/2026, 2:29 AM
False Dilemma 31.8% - Loss Aversion 20.2% - Negativity Bias 19.9%
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is making an urgent appeal to Republican rival Chad Bianco to exit the race, warning that a divided GOP could hand Democrats both spots in California’s general election. With just days before Tuesday’s primary, Hilton argued the contest has become a battle among three candidates for two... more
NJ gov calls for protesters to 'BRING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN' 0%
Fox News - 5/31/2026, 12:15 AM
Appeal to Authority 49.6% - Appeal to Emotion 45.6% - Framing Effect 35.1%
Let's go to New Jersey Governor Mikey Cheryl, who is speaking right now at a New Jersey state police station in New York following days of violent protests outside Delaney Hall. Let's listen. >> I will not give ICE a pretext to expand operations at Delaney Hall or across our state. I will not put lives at risk. I'm grateful to the vast... more
White House finally reveals true purpose of 'alien.gov' after months of UFO speculation 0%
Daily Mail - By Stacy Liberatore - 5/29/2026, 12:41 PM
Unattributed Quote 44.1% - Negativity Bias 20.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 19%
The White House has finally launched its mysterious 'alien.gov' website that it secured in March, revealing it was never meant for UFO disclosure. The site, which went live Thursday, opens with a Star Wars-style crawl as stars streak across the screen and ominous text warns that 'They walk among us,' teasing what appears to be a... more
Explosion levels Dallas apartment complex 0%
ABC News - 5/29/2026, 12:09 PM
Negativity Bias 46.1% - Hasty Generalization 34.9% - Appeal to Emotion 31.9%
We got an explosion >> this morning. Three dead, including a child, and more fatalities feared after a massive explosion [music] tore through this apartment complex in downtown Dallas. >> Our operation with regard to recovery does not end until the entire building has been searched. >> First responders arriving within minutes to a... more
A Missouri immigrant’s last hope to stay hinges on asylum. But the odds are against her 0%
STLPR - By Celisa Calacal - 5/28/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 20.9% - Anecdotal 12.4% - Appeal to Emotion 12.1%
The mother of four did not always plan to come to the United States but, after testifying against a family member who was selling drugs, moving hundreds of miles away from Costa Rica became the safest option. “This country is very far,” the mother said through an interpreter, “And I don’t think these people are gonna find me there. I... more
SEC football doing away with 'cupcake weekend' means the death of another college football tradition 0%
OutKick - By Austin Perry - 5/27/2026, 9:25 PM
Hasty Generalization 31.2% - Anecdotal 27.3% - Biased Writer Voice 25.7%
One of the biggest developments coming out of the SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fla., is that the conference is doing away with the oft-derided "cupcake weekend" of scheduling during the college football season. For those unaware, a "cupcake weekend" was generally the slate of games right before rivalry weekend, typically during the... more
In West Texas, an unlikely alliance stands against extending the border wall 0%
NPR - By Carlos Morales - 5/26/2026, 9:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 37.1% - Negativity Bias 28.7% - Appeal to Authority 24.3%
REDFORD, Texas — On a quiet spring morning, Joe Pineda drives across his land near the Rio Grande, pointing out where he runs cattle and grows alfalfa and the family cemetery that dates back to the late 1800s. As he reaches the edge of the river, the 52-year-old slows his hulking pickup truck to a crawl. He then talks about his family's... more
Missouri man detained by ICE after traffic stop to be deported after 26 years in U.S. 44.6%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Chad Davis - 5/22/2026, 9:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 21.9% - Negativity Bias 18.5% - Hasty Generalization 9.5%
For more than 26 years, Victor López Delara lived a life not unfamiliar to most Americans. The Florissant resident has two children, owns López Mechanics, a small mobile mechanic business, and is engaged. In his spare time, he volunteered in the community, often coaching Little League baseball games. In February, that world began... more
Hochul urges unions to resume talks as largest US commuter rail system shuts down 85%
Associated Press - 5/17/2026, 6:06 PM
For the first time in 30 years, hundreds of thousands of people rely on the LIRR are without service because of a strike. We all know that the railroad is the lifeblood of Long Island. Without it, life as we know it is simply not possible. The bottom line is no one wins in a strike. Everyone is hurt. The hundreds of thousands of people... more
Biden-era official FLIP-FLOPS on immigration 75%
Fox News - 5/16/2026, 5:15 PM
A viral moment on Capitol Hill this week. The KO Institute just told Congress, "Give up on mass deportations." >> About one in five Fairfax residents is someone who could be deported or who lives with them. It would destroy neighborhoods, rip Americans away from their spouses, parents, friends, families, customers, employees, employers,... more