Topic summary
74%14 analyzed articles/videos11,623 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cultural Events results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 2,966 hits. Analysis detected 25,350 faulty-reasoning hits from 46,526 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (21,407 of 22,820 topics). This Cultural Events is better (less manipulative) than 93.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.2% percentile
1.1% BS Score14 analyzed articles46.5K 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 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Takoma Radio Celebrates 10 Years in Tune with Its Community10%
Washington City Paper42%By Joshua H. Shields10%8/5/2026, 6:05:00 AM
From Afrobeat stars, to Afro-Latinx roots, five festivals celebrate Minnesota’s connection to the diaspora8%
Sahan Journal24%By Gloria Ngwa19%8/4/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Housing advocates hopeful about new state program4%
Montana Free Press2%By JoVonne Wagner8%8/3/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Framing…15%Status …20%
Forest County Potawatomi Passes Ceremonial Ashes to Citizen Potawatomi Nation3%
Native News Online37%By Levi Rickert53%8/2/2026, 9:24:55 AM
Annual summer jazz fest returns to downtown San Jose11%
San José Spotlight13%By Maryanne Casas-Perez10%8/1/2026, 8:30:28 AM
It's a gorgeous weather weekend in NYC: How to enjoy it14%
Gothamist87%By Apolline Lamy38%7/31/2026, 12:25:00 PM
“The Man Will Burn” accidentally shows why people despise Burning Man84%
Salon85%By Melanie McFarland74%7/24/2026, 6:00:59 AM
Trophies stack up for Trump as part of new protest art on the National Mall: L.A. arts and culture this weekend20%
Los Angeles Times88%By Jessica Gelt72%7/17/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Attorney General joins lawsuit to save school mental health funding21%
WDET 101.9 FM25%By Nargis Rahman23%7/13/2026, 1:31:08 PM
Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji skips America 250 celebrations for Islamic ‘spiritual wellness’ retreat in Spain95%
One America News Network96%By OAN Staff Lillian Mann82%7/5/2026, 9:40:25 AM