Topic summary
65% 42 analyzed articles/videos 27,304 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Transit results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Anecdotal , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 7,146 hits . Analysis detected 77,087 faulty-reasoning hits from 123,898 analyzed words across 42 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (20,604 of 22,275 topics). This Public Transit is better (less manipulative) than 92.50% of the peer group. Public Transit
Topic details
Total words: 123,898
Article count: 42
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.5% percentile 1.2% BS Score42 analyzed articles123.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 2.2% 2.2% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 28% 7/24/2026, 4:09:34 PM