Publication summary
15%18 analyzed articles/videos12,055 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Richmonder results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 3.7% saturation with 1,990 hits. Analysis detected 19,104 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,674 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 8% (507 of 548 publications). This The Richmonder is better (less manipulative) than 92.50% of the peer group.
The Richmonder
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%BridgeDetroit1%
1%The Trace1%
8%The Richmonder (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

8% percentile
02550751007.5% percentile
0.8% BS Score18 analyzed articles53.7K 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 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.0%1.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 1.5%1.5%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Availab…4%Negativ…2%
Three years ago, mysterious waste barrels appeared across the Richmond area. Two men have now pled guilty to dumping them1%
The RichmondER15%By Sarah Vogelsong52%8/4/2026, 3:00:07 AM
Chesterfield’s Dale District will choose a new supervisor in Tuesday primary13%
The Richmond-er15%By Eleanor Shaw13%8/3/2026, 9:46:17 AM
August 3 Newsletter: Anna Julia Cooper School continues to grow33%
The Richmonder15%By Michael Phillips37%8/3/2026, 3:00:10 AM
The Richmonder 25: Jim Bailey helps prisoners make the most of their fresh start17%
The Richmonder15%By Daniel Payne23%8/2/2026, 2:18:30 PM
Bridging Virginia wants nonprofits to rethink debt; new loan guarantee program provides easier access11%
The Richmonder15%By Haidyn Brockelman22%8/2/2026, 2:17:36 PM
Anna Julia Cooper School founder retires; school he started keeps growing5%
The Richmonder15%By Ned Oliver4%8/2/2026, 4:29:29 AM
RPS uses summer vacation to conduct repairs at 10 schools7%
The Richmonder15%By Victoria A. Ifatusin4%8/2/2026, 4:27:50 AM
July highlights from The Richmonder79%
The Richmonder15%By Beth Weisbrod94%8/1/2026, 4:00:10 AM
July 31 Newsletter: Richmond's Mexican food family18%
The Richmonder15%By Michael Phillips37%7/31/2026, 3:00:14 AM
‘It’s in our DNA’: Meet the four siblings responsible for some of Richmond’s best Mexican food14%
The Richmonder15%By Haidyn Brockelman22%7/30/2026, 3:02:09 PM