Topic summary
65%12 analyzed articles/videos10,793 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rent Control results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 3,217 hits. Analysis detected 36,330 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,950 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 17% (20,259 of 24,356 topics). This Rent Control is better (less manipulative) than 83.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510016.8% percentile
1.4% BS Score12 analyzed articles50K 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 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How Rent Control Squeezes the Housing Market16%
The Dispatch58%By Eli Kronenberg37%8/6/2026, 10:01:00 PM
American Copper Building tenants sue landlord for allegedly overcharging rent-stabilized units throughout building12%
amny.com45%By Max Parrott26%8/5/2026, 2:35:42 PM
Opinion: Rent Stabilization Isn’t Means Tested—And It Shouldn’t Be63%
City Limits53%By Jeanmarie Evelly47%8/3/2026, 3:20:22 PM
San Jose mobile home residents shunned from rent increase talks29%
San José Spotlight18%By Joyce Chu24%7/30/2026, 8:30:28 AM
Landlords Sue Over the Rent Freeze, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing38%
City Limits53%By Jeanmarie Evelly47%7/24/2026, 8:29:41 AM
Landlords sue to put Mamdani’s rent freeze on ice18%
amny.com45%By Adam Daly14%7/22/2026, 1:20:23 PM
Google co-founder Sergey Brin offloads massive stake in NYC real estate for pennies on the dollar71%
Fox Business96%By James Cirrone56%7/1/2026, 11:40:14 AM
Gothamist’s guide to what NYC’s rent freeze means for you24%
Gothamist87%By David Brand87% Elizabeth Shwe44%6/30/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Mamdani celebrates rent freeze for stabilized housing as board member quits, blasts vote process63%
Fox Business96%By Alex Nitzberg87%6/26/2026, 10:00:22 AM
Mamdani’s $22 billion housing lunacy proposal will socialize the skyline90%
Fox News94%By Nicole Huyer0% Annie Heim0%6/8/2026, 2:00:15 AM