Topic summary
31%12 analyzed articles/videos17,309 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oakland results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 3,292 hits. Analysis detected 31,553 faulty-reasoning hits from 67,680 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (22,532 of 23,232 topics). This Oakland is better (less manipulative) than 97.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.0% percentile
0.9% BS Score12 analyzed articles67.7K 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 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, 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 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Oakland renters had upper hand but market is turning against them20%
San Francisco Chronicle33%By Kate Talerico17%8/6/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Berkeley's Hopkins Street bike lane proposal heads to a vote44%
San Francisco Chronicle33%By Rachel Swan51%7/24/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Oakland pop-up restaurant owner pauses business after home break-in, sexual assault of 16-year-old son19%
KTVU FOX 226%By Amber Lee52%7/23/2026, 5:54:02 AM
New Parish owner opens up about closing the iconic venue6%
The Oaklandside28%By Azucena Rasilla7%7/21/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Are Oakland vendors being harassed by cops?38%
The Oaklandside28%By Jose Fermoso36%7/17/2026, 4:24:00 PM
How 1 Oakland Woman Is Building Community in an Increasingly Unaffordable Bay Area26%
KQED78%By Otis R. Taylor Jr.38%6/10/2026, 4:00:32 AM
Oakland Police: Judge Clears Path For Possible End to Federal Oversight38%
KQED78%By Alex Hall0%5/27/2026, 7:00:32 PM
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee Signals She’ll Run for Full Term in November40%
KQED78%By Izzy Bloom58% Brian Watt46%5/20/2026, 4:54:07 PM
Homelessness Is Down in Alameda County. Can It Maintain That Progress?11%
KQED78%By Katie DeBenedetti83%5/19/2026, 5:06:24 PM
Oakland School Board Set to Extend Denise Saddler’s Superintendent Contract77%
KQED78%By Katie DeBenedetti83%5/13/2026, 4:19:19 PM