Topic summary
37%14 analyzed articles/videos11,049 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Louisiana results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 3,184 hits. Analysis detected 28,406 faulty-reasoning hits from 51,578 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (23,043 of 24,660 topics). This Louisiana is better (less manipulative) than 93.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.6% percentile
1.1% BS Score14 analyzed articles51.6K 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.2%6.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Bill Cassidy Explains Why He Backed Todd Blanche After Near ‘No’ Vote25%
Newsweek60%By Hollie Silverman61%8/9/2026, 10:57:40 AM
Basic housing remains out of reach for nearly half of Louisiana renters, study finds43%
NOLA.com29%By Grace Mayer48%8/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
‘We all know something's happening’: Pecan Island residents react to potential SpaceX spaceport14%
nola.com29%By ALEX LUBBEN30% JOEL THOMPSON13%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM
SpaceX officials stay mum about plans for Louisiana spaceport on earnings call28%
nola.com29%By Stephanie Riegel49%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Recency…18%Unattri…21%Biased …18%Attempt…22%
Inside the deal bringing SpaceX to Louisiana: Everything we know so far in under 2 minutes11%
NOLA.com29%By Justin Mitchell25% Stephanie Riegel49%8/4/2026, 1:32:00 PM
Cuts to Louisiana food stamps lead to hunger: 10 facts77%
The Lens48%By Bill Quigley92%8/4/2026, 4:01:00 AM
Rhode Island placed in bottom half of US News' overall states ranking6%
The Providence Journal20%By Bailey Allen3% Greta Cross2%7/31/2026, 2:07:28 AM
The future of farming cannot be built on forced labor66%
The Lens48%By Ronald "DC" Reynolds81% Keket Sanders81%7/28/2026, 4:01:00 AM
Southeast Louisiana readies for Tropical Storm Bertha. 'Rather be prepared than sorry.'24%
nola.com29%By MIKE SMITH22% JONI HESS14% LARA NICHOLSON23%7/21/2026, 3:16:00 PM
Behind The Lens: ICE detention, court access and federal intervention in Louisiana (Audio)19%
The Lens48%By Carolyne Heldman70%7/17/2026, 4:54:30 AM