Topic summary
77%56 analyzed articles/videos46,038 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Anecdotal, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 16,577 hits. Analysis detected 142,539 faulty-reasoning hits from 223,362 analyzed words across 56 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (20,862 of 22,835 topics). This San Francisco is better (less manipulative) than 91.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.6% percentile
1.2% BS Score56 analyzed articles223.4K 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 7.4%7.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘Choked out by landlord greed,’ boutique SoMa steakhouse closes after just over a year35%
The San Francisco Standard57%By Madeline Taub22%8/6/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Availab…2%Hasty G…2%Attempt…7%
How to Explore San Francisco Through Its Photo Booths2%
KQED78%By Nisa Khan43%8/6/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Oakland renters had upper hand but market is turning against them8%
San Francisco Chronicle33%By Kate Talerico16%8/6/2026, 4:00:00 AM
San Francisco Is Quietly Removing 911 Peer Responders51%
KQED78%By Ericka Cruz Guevarra84% Sydney Johnson77% Gabriela Glueck52% Alan Montecillo81%8/5/2026, 3:00:00 AM
One billboard, $3M a year: Welcome to AI’s advertising arms race65%
The San Francisco Standard57%By Max Harrison-Caldwell52%8/3/2026, 6:00:00 AM
In California’s richest town, the home alarms are usually false. But the cost is very real15%
San Francisco Chronicle33%By Lucy Hodgman21%8/2/2026, 4:00:00 AM
In-Grou…0.8%Bandwag…2%Politic…0.6%Attempt…12%
Photos: The many faces of SoMa2%
Mission Local38%By Jay A. Martin1%8/2/2026, 4:00:00 AM
What's on now at San Francisco museums, August 20265%
Mission Local38%By Lydia Chávez4%8/1/2026, 2:13:31 PM
The Richmond’s Picture Machine is the place to get a 50 year-old tattoo28%
Mission Local38%By Nicholas David57%8/1/2026, 4:00:00 AM
S.F. is arresting more drug users. Its jail recovery programs reach only a fraction14%
San Francisco Chronicle33%By Lucy Hodgman21% Maggie Angst37%7/31/2026, 4:00:00 AM