Topic summary
18%11 analyzed articles/videos11,125 analyzed words
BS Summary: These City Governance results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 1,796 hits. Analysis detected 17,201 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,478 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 2% (23,452 of 23,769 topics). This City Governance is better (less manipulative) than 98.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

1% percentile
02550751001.3% percentile
0.8% BS Score11 analyzed articles45.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Donnelly: Communication key in policing, public safety44%
The Columbian64%By Ann Donnelly57%8/1/2026, 6:01:02 AM
Optimis…3%Pessimi…3%Negativ…8%Halo Ef…1%
Mountain View mayor reflects on busy first half of 20266%
Mountain View Voice18%By Emily Margaretten8%7/31/2026, 2:30:26 PM
What would happen next if St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her resigns amid sexual harassment allegations?20%
MinnPost35%By Trevor Mitchell34%7/31/2026, 9:26:27 AM
A new article in The Atlantic features Burlington as a city that said yes to drugs — and wouldn’t reconsider13%
Vermont Daily Chronicle29%By Timothy Page31%7/31/2026, 4:51:39 AM
Santa Clara voters to weigh public works change in November23%
San José Spotlight18%By Maryanne Casas-Perez11%7/30/2026, 12:00:39 PM
Boulder entrepreneur Aquiles La Grave announces run for mayor12%
Boulder Reporting Lab10%By Brooke Stephenson16%7/26/2026, 8:51:23 PM
Council Deliberates Eliminating Auditor and Treasurer Positions, Prohibits Parking in Bike Lanes10%
Alameda Post19%By Ken Der7%7/24/2026, 7:45:00 AM
CV Mayor Accuses Union of Quid-Pro-Quo Offer38%
Voice of San Diego36%By Voice of San Diego38%7/22/2026, 2:15:00 AM
For Shorter Ballots, Mayor Wants to Change How Some Measures Qualify29%
San Francisco Public Press28%By Lylah Schmedel-Permanna11%7/20/2026, 1:04:33 PM
San Francisco supervisors pass sweeping changes to city code48%
Mission Local39%By Kelly Waldron54%7/14/2026, 4:37:02 PM