Topic summary
38%17 analyzed articles/videos9,465 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Records results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 3,997 hits. Analysis detected 29,828 faulty-reasoning hits from 52,459 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (22,448 of 24,579 topics). This Public Records is better (less manipulative) than 91.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.7% percentile
1.2% BS Score17 analyzed articles52.5K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.6%7.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Emails raise questions over RPS handling of former facilities director’s resignation16%
The Richmonder18%By Victoria A. Ifatusin26%8/10/2026, 2:50:36 AM
Investigator seeks contempt order for Laramie County Sheriff Kozak over unreleased records10%
WyoFile14%By Owen Houtakker9% Wyoming Tribune Eagle9%8/7/2026, 12:14:55 PM
Can anyone buy Wisconsin voter roll data?15%
Wisconsin Watch13%By Laura Schulte28% Milwaukee Journal Sentinel23%8/7/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Monroe Township vs. data centers | Inquirer South Jersey2%
The Philadelphia Inquirer38%By Taylor Allen17%8/6/2026, 7:30:00 AM
ACLU of Nevada sues Las Vegas police over public records fees20%
Las Vegas Review-Journal32%By Liam Hibbert Center Square Contributor20%8/6/2026, 6:00:09 AM
What does Nevada public records reform look like? Meeting reveals different visions19%
Las Vegas Review-Journal32%By Noble Brigham19%8/6/2026, 5:30:06 AM
Canalside apartments getting 30-year tax break23%
Investigative Post47%By J. Dale Shoemaker35%8/6/2026, 3:00:54 AM
College Park development authority chair, husband reject conflict of interest questions54%
SaportaReport84%By Adrianne Murchison66%8/4/2026, 3:04:33 PM
Lawsuit by Olszewski administration, filed against a former top aide, is revealed for what it was: A charade43%
Baltimore Brew27%By David A. Plymyer50%8/3/2026, 12:37:59 AM
Appeal …11%Attempt…7%
Natrona County divorce filings (7/20/25-7/27/25)2%
Oil City News13%By Greg Hirst6%8/2/2026, 1:00:53 PM