Publication summary
35%26 analyzed articles/videos34,662 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fresnoland results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 8,397 hits. Analysis detected 71,398 faulty-reasoning hits from 141,256 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 20% (450 of 556 publications). This Fresnoland is better (less manipulative) than 80.90% of the peer group.
Fresnoland
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%The Trace1%
1%BridgeDetroit1%
20%Fresnoland (selected)1%
100%The White House9%
100%Utah Hockey Club10%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

19% percentile
025507510019.1% percentile
1.0% BS Score26 analyzed articles141.3K 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 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.7%0.7%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, 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 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Just 12% of Fresno Unified staff received employee evaluations — over a decade, grand jury says62%
Fresnoland35%By Diego Vargas66%8/5/2026, 6:00:00 AM
David Valadao lost in the last anti-Trump blue wave. Will farmers help him win this time?42%
Fresnoland35%By Maya Miller0%8/4/2026, 2:42:54 PM
How a Community Land Trust Brought an Indie Bookstore to Fresno’s Tower District7%
Fresnoland35%By Oscar Perry Abello4%8/4/2026, 11:09:03 AM
‘Unprecedented’ bill sets up new power struggle between state legislature and Fresno County supervisors22%
Fresnoland35%By Pablo Orihuela28% Julianna Morano38%8/3/2026, 8:33:29 PM
Fresnoland reporter wins national journalism award for City Hall investigations39%
Fresnoland35%By Rob Parsons57%8/3/2026, 6:24:36 AM
New education data tool could let Fresno educators and parents see school data faster73%
Fresnoland35%By Diego Vargas66%8/3/2026, 6:19:21 AM
Fresno council says ‘yes’ to tax measure – and ‘no’ on term-limit extension, redistricting and SEDA19%
Fresnoland35%By Pablo Orihuela28%7/31/2026, 12:36:48 AM
Where’s the money? Fresno council clashes over SEDA mega-development, delaying the ballot measure8%
Fresnoland35%By Gregory Weaver34%7/30/2026, 10:57:48 AM
Subsidies for SEDA? New Fresno ballot initiative could open door for city revenues to flow towards first phase of southeast mega-development31%
Fresnoland35%By Gregory Weaver34%7/29/2026, 7:15:24 PM
New report paints a dismal picture for Fresno Unified as student exodus picks up steam60%
Fresnoland35%By Diego Vargas66%7/29/2026, 6:00:00 AM