Publication summary
12%31 analyzed articles/videos16,385 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ARLnow results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 3.3% saturation with 2,243 hits. Analysis detected 25,616 faulty-reasoning hits from 67,544 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 6% (515 of 548 publications). This ARLnow is better (less manipulative) than 94.00% of the peer group.
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Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%The Trace1%
1%BridgeDetroit1%
6%ARLnow (selected)1%
100%The White House9%
100%Utah Hockey Club10%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
Publication details
Total words: 67,544
Article count: 31
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

6% percentile
02550751006.0% percentile
0.8% BS Score31 analyzed articles67.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 0.9%0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 1.2%1.2%

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: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Upcoming APS school year will bring more iPad restrictions, new facilities and more2%
ARLnow12%By Ryan Cole22%8/3/2026, 11:45:39 AM
State Sen. Janet Howell remembered as both power broker and trailblazer13%
ARLnow.com12%By Scott McCaffrey15%8/3/2026, 8:45:07 AM
Falls Church residents urge transparency about major affordable housing project8%
ARLnow.com12%By Scott McCaffrey15%8/3/2026, 5:30:08 AM
BREAKING: Mayday declared for injured firefighter amid three alarm blaze in Country Club Hills17%
ARLnow.com12%By ARLnow.com14%8/2/2026, 10:55:38 AM
DEVELOPING: Flood Flood Warning issued for Arlington and part of D.C. area4%
ARLnow.com12%By ARLnow.com14%8/2/2026, 9:05:22 AM
New principal appointed at Yorktown High School for ‘confidential’ reasons25%
ARLnow12%By Dan Egitto27% Ryan Cole22%7/31/2026, 12:45:41 PM
APS holds its first-ever summer graduation ceremony, awarding 39 diplomas46%
ARLnow12%By Scott McCaffrey15%7/31/2026, 12:00:15 PM
Nash & Smashed plans to open at Buckingham Center in two weeks18%
ARLnow.com12%By Ryan Cole22%7/31/2026, 7:00:34 AM
Arlington plans to turn poop into consumer-grade fertilizer by 203137%
ARLnow.com12%By Dan Egitto27%7/31/2026, 5:30:16 AM
Man and three goats arrive in Arlington after extensive journey by foot13%
ARLnow.com12%By Dan Egitto27%7/30/2026, 12:45:50 PM