Topic summary
85%53 analyzed articles/videos36,887 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Food results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Halo Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 16,065 hits. Analysis detected 130,548 faulty-reasoning hits from 179,366 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 16% (20,829 of 24,718 topics). This Food is better (less manipulative) than 84.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.7% percentile
1.4% BS Score53 analyzed articles179.4K 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 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: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Taylor Farms pulls salsa and guacamole over salmonella concerns59%
Las Vegas Sun62%By Max Rivera0% Kristina Peterson Bloomberg News (TNS)0%8/9/2026, 6:40:00 PM
The $10 lunch special still exists, even in the Bay Area26%
San Francisco Chronicle32%By MacKenzie Chung Fegan31%8/8/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Matt Horn closes last Horn Barbecue location amid wage theft accusations49%
The Oaklandside41%By Skylla Mumana48%8/7/2026, 1:00:00 PM
‘Casablanca’ meets Prince in Fringe Fest satire set during Operation Metro Surge31%
Sahan Journal27%By Myah Goff8%8/7/2026, 4:00:00 AM
I Made RFK Jr.’s Salmon Cakes. They Were Bad.48%
The Free Press82%By River Page74%8/6/2026, 6:38:28 PM
Ian McNulty planned for a po-boy. But crab dishes kept coming at this Harahan seafood spot.33%
nola.com30%By Ian McNulty45%8/5/2026, 11:52:00 AM
2 restaurants specializing in Vietnamese broken rice opening, plus Kat's in Berkeley wants to say hi2%
Berkeleyside41%By Momo Chang8%8/4/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Steak ‘n Shake opens its only Louisiana fast food joint inside a beloved New Orleans venue35%
nola.com30%By Poet Wolfe34%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Some Philadelphians have turned to farmers’ markets as the cyclosporiasis outbreak continues42%
The Philadelphia Inquirer38%By Michelle Myers41%8/2/2026, 2:43:29 PM
Kansas City smashburger spot returns to Crossroads with new restaurant: 'Sit down, chill, eat'44%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR76%By Taylor Wilmore61%8/2/2026, 2:00:00 AM