Topic summary
66%141 analyzed articles/videos80,656 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Infrastructure results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 22,350 hits. Analysis detected 206,777 faulty-reasoning hits from 371,592 analyzed words across 141 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 6% (23,144 of 24,470 topics). This Infrastructure is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.4% percentile
1.0% BS Score141 analyzed articles371.6K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Santa Ynez High School Putting $80M Bond on Ballot to Fund Campus Repairs16%
Noozhawk10%By Jack Dindia35%8/7/2026, 8:50:00 PM
Georgia Candidates Gather at Chamber Luncheon to Discuss Business, Data Centers47%
The Daily Signal89%By Rebecca Buis51%8/7/2026, 4:15:55 PM
Palo Alto train horn ‘quiet zone’ delayed over traffic concerns4%
San José Spotlight18%By Riley Cooke16% Palo Alto Weekly16%8/7/2026, 2:30:24 PM
Optimis…9%Appeal …4%
Milwaukee Wins Grant To Extend Key Bike Trail2%
Urban Milwaukee11%By Jeramey Jannene14%8/7/2026, 1:49:28 PM
$19M Siemens Corp. manufacturing facility coming to eastern Tarrant County27%
Fort Worth Report8%By Eric E. Garcia27%8/7/2026, 1:32:09 PM
PUCO notifies Illuminating Company of probable noncompliance after Lakewood power outages39%
Ideastream Public Media21%By Christian Petrila40%8/7/2026, 10:32:02 AM
Keep On Truckin’? Not Through Clement, Say Some Residents.6%
Alameda Post12%By Ken Der6%8/7/2026, 7:49:00 AM
Waterville reviews $1.89 million plan to upgrade regional emergency communications11%
The Maine Monitor13%By Makayla Morello25%8/7/2026, 7:47:11 AM
Optimis…6%Indoctr…7%
GR Indian Hills Drive project begins this Monday3%
Wyo4News8%By Michael Berry4%8/7/2026, 6:13:43 AM
Caltrans I-580 Truck Ban Study Finds Modest Health Gains, Major Traffic Shifts13%
KQED79%By Ella Jackson69%8/7/2026, 4:00:00 AM