Topic summary
51%79 analyzed articles/videos46,281 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Community Engagement results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 4.5% saturation with 9,466 hits. Analysis detected 90,065 faulty-reasoning hits from 209,872 analyzed words across 79 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 2% (24,128 of 24,545 topics). This Community Engagement is better (less manipulative) than 98.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751001.7% percentile
0.8% BS Score79 analyzed articles209.9K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, 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 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Ashland nonprofit working on plan to manage homeless campsite1%
OPB14%By Jane Vaughan0%8/9/2026, 6:00:00 AM
The Richmonder is hiring! Do you have a passion for development work?59%
The Richmonder18%By Michael Phillips37%8/9/2026, 5:00:01 AM
Framing…11%Optimis…8%Halo Ef…8%Appeal …6%
Eight Students Complete Union Station’s Third Annual Homelessness Learning Intensive14%
Pasadena Now12%By Gab Apo12%8/7/2026, 11:01:00 PM
Documenters report: Planning Commission seeks public input on Rondo plan1%
MinnPost36%By Twin Cities Documenters3%8/7/2026, 2:42:52 PM
Jazz music bridges cultures and generations at Wilmington’s Clifford Brown Festival3%
Spotlight Delaware4%By Cristal Sanchez0%8/7/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Vernon wants input on the future of the Vermont Yankee site21%
VTDigger41%By Brattleboro Reformer37%8/6/2026, 2:59:52 PM
Detroit school district takes on questions about school cleanliness, special education, more12%
BridgeDetroit6%By Micah Walker8%8/6/2026, 1:44:44 PM
July 31: Benson BID focuses on board recruitment, safety and district improvement projects26%
Flatwater Free Press11%By Omaha Documenters21%8/6/2026, 1:24:55 PM
Public Invited to Review Coastal Rail Resiliency Study2%
Voice of OC54%By Press Release39%8/6/2026, 11:43:25 AM
Selfie-friendly mural with colorful local symbols completed in Rosslyn7%
ARLnow.com9%By Ryan Cole14%8/6/2026, 5:30:01 AM