Topic summary
58%27 analyzed articles/videos21,733 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Services results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 5,433 hits. Analysis detected 51,875 faulty-reasoning hits from 90,747 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (22,954 of 24,439 topics). This Public Services is better (less manipulative) than 93.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.1% percentile
1.1% BS Score27 analyzed articles90.7K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Dallas libraries see layoffs ahead of difficult budget season35%
Dallas Observer44%By Austin Wood31% Emma Ruby41%8/7/2026, 2:11:02 PM
Benjamin Alire Sáenz services set; El Paso Electric seeks customer bill credits2%
El Paso Matters8%By El Paso Matters Staff3%8/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Seven Smithsonians Are Closed Today15%
Washington City Paper45%By Sarah Marloff10%8/6/2026, 8:09:39 AM
Overtime and repair costs are pushing Washington County departments over budget22%
The Maine Monitor13%By Judith Meyer26%8/6/2026, 6:51:32 AM
Cuyahoga County Council puts HHS levy increase on ballot; elected sheriff amendment withdrawn7%
Ideastream Public Media21%By Matthew Richmond5%8/5/2026, 9:37:35 AM
Mount Hope Residents Are Creating a New Vision for Their Community11%
Voice of San Diego37%By Mariana Martínez Barba22%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Video of Seattle Library Draws Mixed Reactions After Woman Says, ‘It’s Not Family Friendly’66%
The Daily Dot70%By Haley67%8/3/2026, 4:45:00 PM
Before the Gavel: Apartment Association Voices Opposition to Pasadena Fire Parcel Tax as Council Weighs Ballot Measure66%
Pasadena Now14%By ANDRÈ COLEMAN82%8/3/2026, 6:53:00 AM
Framing…9%Recency…2%Biased …3%Attempt…3%
Monday Morning Watch | Week of Aug. 3, 20262%
BirminghamWatch11%By André Natta4%8/3/2026, 6:07:20 AM
NYC Mayor Orders City Agencies to Find Budget Savings53%
BKReader56%By BK Reader Staff43%8/2/2026, 7:00:00 AM