Publication summary
8%50 analyzed articles/videos62,531 analyzed words
BS Summary: These El Paso Matters results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 3.7% saturation with 9,513 hits. Analysis detected 86,145 faulty-reasoning hits from 259,832 analyzed words across 50 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.6% and a BS Rank of 3% (568 of 584 publications). This El Paso Matters is better (less manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

3% percentile
02550751002.7% percentile
0.6% BS Score50 analyzed articles259.8K 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 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.3%1.3%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

BlackRock takes majority ownership of Meta’s massive El Paso data center. Here’s what to know.2%
El Paso Matters8%By Diego Mendoza-Moyers5%8/9/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling9%
El Paso Matters8%By Will Weissert70% Rebecca Santana34% Associated Press74%8/7/2026, 10:06:35 AM
Benjamin Alire Sáenz services set; El Paso Electric seeks customer bill credits2%
El Paso Matters8%By El Paso Matters Staff3%8/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM
New El Paso ISD trustees appointed for Franklin and Coronado areas before bond vote16%
El Paso Matters8%By Robert Moore13%8/6/2026, 8:05:54 PM
Judge orders Trump administration to pay $765,000 owed to Estrella del Paso10%
El Paso Matters8%By Cindy Ramirez18%8/6/2026, 6:17:23 PM
Family medicine residents at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso Transmountain create a model for physician wellness13%
El Paso Matters8%By Special to El Paso Matters62%8/6/2026, 3:03:26 PM
National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list21%
El Paso Matters8%By Gabby Birenbaum30% Texas Tribune20%8/6/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Abbott touts housing, insurance and tax proposals during Socorro reelection campaign stop23%
El Paso Matters8%By Daniel Perez47%8/5/2026, 5:29:02 PM
El Paso City Council proposed tax rate could raise city tax bills by $132 a year on average home14%
El Paso Matters8%By Elida S. Perez17%8/4/2026, 4:09:03 PM
El Paso County Hospital District budgets pay raises, rise in uncompensated care4%
El Paso Matters8%By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert23%8/4/2026, 3:43:44 PM