Publication summary
24%9 analyzed articles/videos10,138 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cleveland Scene results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 3,230 hits. Analysis detected 17,305 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,552 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 11% (509 of 570 publications). This Cleveland Scene is better (less manipulative) than 89.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

11% percentile
025507510010.7% percentile
0.8% BS Score9 analyzed articles40.6K 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 2.7%2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.1%1.1%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Framing…10%Optimis…25%Negativ…13%Hasty G…8%
North Union Farmers Market Coming to Downtown’s Mall B21%
Cleveland Scene24%By Mark Oprea37%8/7/2026, 4:26:03 AM
The Best Classical Music to Catch This Weekend in Cleveland1%
Cleveland Scene24%By ClevelandClassical Staff8/6/2026, 6:30:00 PM
Sen. Bernie Moreno Says Former Son-in-Law Rep. Max Miller Unfit to Serve in Congress32%
clevescene.com24%By Sam Gauntt32% States Newsroom43%8/4/2026, 7:39:51 AM
Federal Government Will Put 2,840 Acres of Ohio’s Only National Forest Out to Bid for Fracking29%
Cleveland Scene24%By Megan Henry38% Ohio Capital Journal38%8/3/2026, 9:12:39 AM
Hessler Street Fair Returning in October After Seven-Year Break29%
clevescene.com24%By Mark Oprea37%8/3/2026, 7:05:39 AM
Girl’s Joint, Back After Hiatus, Brings Femme Touch to Smoke Shop Market33%
Cleveland Scene24%By Mark Oprea37%7/31/2026, 10:24:49 AM
Framing…17%Recency…17%Biased …13%Attempt…57%
Concert Photos: Evanescence Features Hits, New Album at Blossom12%
Cleveland Scene24%By Joe Kleon7%7/31/2026, 10:18:41 AM
It Was Supposed to Be a Haven for Troubled Teens. They Risked Everything to Escape.17%
Cleveland Scene24%By Brittany Hailer23% The Marshall Project25% Ilica Mahajan23%7/30/2026, 8:29:42 AM
Sherrod Brown Comfortably Outraises Jon Husted as Outside Groups Enter Ohio’s U.S. Senate Race7%
Cleveland Scene24%By Siddarth Sivaram5% The Ohio Capital Journal5%7/30/2026, 7:21:17 AM
Advocacy Group and Customers Demand Citizen Oversight of Cleveland Public Power Following July Blackouts30%
Cleveland Scene24%By Mark Oprea37%7/30/2026, 7:16:29 AM