Keyword summary
54%77 analyzed articles/videos48,886 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Massachusetts results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 14,959 hits. Analysis detected 152,800 faulty-reasoning hits from 228,218 analyzed words across 77 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 11% (50,524 of 56,248 keywords). This Massachusetts is better (less manipulative) than 89.80% of the peer group.
Massachusetts

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

10% percentile
025507510010.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score77 analyzed articles228.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 4.0%4.0%

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: Keyword 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lindsay Clancy breaks down during trial as jurors view 8-month-old’s autopsy photos10%
The Independent82%By Michael Casey24%8/6/2026, 5:55:24 PM
Federal deregulation of Head Start may increase class sizes in Mass., say education leaders37%
GBH68%By Diane Adame74%8/6/2026, 11:21:31 AM
Mass. health officials see uptick in cyclospora cases7%
GBH68%By Marilyn Schairer0%8/5/2026, 10:33:28 AM
Healey signs law to limit ICE arrests in courthouses, schools76%
WBUR News17%By WBUR News91% Wire Services91%8/5/2026, 6:42:46 AM
Families angry that Baystate Health still not providing gender care, despite legal developments10%
WBUR News17%By Karen Brown0% New England Public Media0%8/5/2026, 6:39:26 AM
In U.S. Senate Debate, Seth Moulton Apologizes to ‘Trans Community’29%
The Washington Free Beacon92%By Ira Stoll84%8/4/2026, 2:15:58 PM
‘Shame on them’: Advocates frustrated over lawmakers’ failure to pass PFAS legislation49%
GBH68%By Craig LeMoult62%8/4/2026, 1:34:22 PM
Progressive political advocacy group criticizes MA Democrat for 'veteran' campaign sign56%
Boston Herald54%By Tim Dunn72%8/4/2026, 12:44:19 PM
Fact-check: Ed Markey, Seth Moulton debate in MA Senate Democratic primary9%
PolitiFact22%By Caleb McCullough10%8/3/2026, 6:56:43 PM
‘I want help’: Jurors hear Lindsay Clancy’s diary entries at murder trial8%
The Independent82%By Michael Casey24%8/3/2026, 5:18:27 PM