Topic summary
76%11 analyzed articles/videos8,145 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Schools results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 1,959 hits. Analysis detected 16,361 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,762 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (22,630 of 24,411 topics). This Schools is better (less manipulative) than 92.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.3% percentile
1.1% BS Score11 analyzed articles30.8K 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 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

'Nobody feels good, nobody's learning': How high temperatures disrupt Philly’s school days19%
PhillyVoice43%By Rebecca Redelmeier16% Chalkbeat Philadelphia19%8/8/2026, 2:01:00 AM
Cheltenham School District superintendent resigns in fallout from football team's hazing scandal19%
PhillyVoice43%By Michaela Althouse18%8/7/2026, 11:25:54 AM
July 31 Newsletter: Richmond's Mexican food family21%
The Richmonder18%By Michael Phillips33%7/31/2026, 3:00:14 AM
PODCAST: Governor’s veto and student’s arrest put government power under scrutiny (Audio)46%
The Lens50%By Carolyne Heldman59%7/24/2026, 5:44:38 AM
‘Without this it’s all just tourists’: the fight to save Soho’s last primary school49%
The Guardian90%By Richard Adams62%7/18/2026, 1:00:52 AM
Honor student jailed, barred from graduation after unsubstantiated social media threat allegation30%
The Lens50%By Vivi Smilgius37%7/15/2026, 4:01:00 AM
For the 1 in 4 teens with ‘problematic smartphone use,’ Pennsylvania’s proposed bell-to-bell cellphone ban might not be a simple solution11%
The Conversation66%By Elizabeth Dowdell0%7/6/2026, 5:08:33 AM
One of the nation’s largest school districts bans screens for children before 2nd grade32%
The Independent83%By Rachel Dobkin74%6/24/2026, 2:22:21 PM
Washington Heights students try digital detox with schools' 'Screen Break'40%
Gothamist87%By Jessica Gould0%5/28/2026, 3:31:02 AM
Mother’s call to police sparked urgent search before San Diego mosque shooting31%
The Washington Post97%By Mariana Alfaro0% Karin Brulliard0%5/18/2026, 1:34:31 PM