Publication summary
29%55 analyzed articles/videos30,438 analyzed words
BS Summary: These nola.com results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Halo Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 3.6% saturation with 4,764 hits. Analysis detected 60,326 faulty-reasoning hits from 131,160 analyzed words across 55 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 14% (475 of 550 publications). This nola.com is better (less manipulative) than 86.30% 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%
14%nola.com (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

14% percentile
025507510013.7% percentile
0.9% BS Score55 analyzed articles131.2K 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 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.4%2.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.8%0.8%

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 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, 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 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Entergy pauses Cottonwood proceedings as cost, data center questions mount10%
nola.com29%By Sam Karlin66%8/4/2026, 1:50:00 PM
Optimis…18%Appeal …21%
Inside the deal bringing SpaceX to Louisiana: Everything we know so far in under 2 minutes9%
NOLA.com29%By Justin Mitchell0% Stephanie Riegel52%8/4/2026, 1:32:00 PM
New Orleans could run out of money soon. Here’s Mayor Helena Moreno’s plan to fix that.15%
nola.com29%By Sophie Kasakove57%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Steak ‘n Shake opens its only Louisiana fast food joint inside a beloved New Orleans venue31%
nola.com29%By Poet Wolfe0%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Are Mississippi River restoration efforts working? Scientists say this fish could hold the answer.19%
nola.com29%By Alex Lubben36%8/3/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Homeowners insurance has gotten a little cheaper, easier to come by. Is the crisis over?57%
NOLA.com29%By Stephanie Riegel52%8/3/2026, 2:00:00 AM
New Orleans residents, sick of slow service, clear clogged catch basins themselves: 'Fed up’33%
NOLA.com29%By Violet Bucaro24%8/2/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Jefferson Parish pursues $70M natatorium at Hope Haven. How will parish get the money?16%
nola.com29%By Lara Nicholson22%8/2/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Liz Murrill joins Alabama and Florida attorneys general in Dr. Fauci investigation43%
NOLA.com29%By NOLA.com staff report26%8/1/2026, 2:28:00 PM
Seafood rules, card surcharges, balloon release ban: See new Louisiana laws as of Aug. 13%
nola.com29%By Marco Cartolano5%8/1/2026, 4:00:00 AM