Topic summary
88%14 analyzed articles/videos11,346 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Schools results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 7,030 hits. Analysis detected 55,488 faulty-reasoning hits from 75,647 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 15% (19,940 of 23,343 topics). This Public Schools is better (less manipulative) than 85.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.6% percentile
1.4% BS Score14 analyzed articles75.6K 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 9.3%9.3%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 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, 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 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Colorado school district using Biblically-infused reading curriculum made for Texas students7%
Denver Westword26%By Ann Schimke0% Chalkbeat14%8/7/2026, 6:05:00 AM
‘I’m Ready for Kindergarten’: San Francisco’s Mission Bay Gets First Public School in 20 Years20%
KQED79%By Katie DeBenedetti83%8/6/2026, 4:18:25 PM
Have 8 straight Wisconsin budgets given less money to public schools?9%
Journal Sentinel7%By Zoey Elwood10%8/5/2026, 3:06:53 AM
UNLV, CSN unveil automatic admission program for CCSD seniors27%
Las Vegas Review-Journal33%By Spencer Levering32%7/31/2026, 6:05:23 PM
Welch’s pledge to help CTU sets off alarm bells55%
Chicago Sun-Times51%By Rich Miller60%7/31/2026, 5:05:00 PM
Houston mothers challenge Ten Commandments posters under Texas’ new parental rights amendment19%
The Texas Tribune34%By Ellie Ashby13%7/31/2026, 12:24:02 PM
Chalkbeat News Feed65%
Chalkbeat32%7/15/2026, 3:18:45 PM
Audit Shows Outlawed DEI Practices Still Embedded In Indiana Public Schools66%
The Federalist94%By Libby Bandelin69%7/13/2026, 3:05:23 PM
Mamdani plan to save NYC $500 million by delaying class size law hits a snag in Albany30%
New York Daily News87%By Cayla Bamberger0%5/27/2026, 1:15:17 PM
State audit finds gaps in NYC schools' oversight of tech and student data61%
Gothamist88%By Ryan Kost88%5/9/2026, 1:13:15 PM