Topic summary
71%38 analyzed articles/videos29,958 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State Budget results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 8,187 hits. Analysis detected 78,371 faulty-reasoning hits from 136,340 analyzed words across 37 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (22,269 of 23,582 topics). This State Budget is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.6% percentile
1.1% BS Score37 analyzed articles136.3K 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 5.6%5.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

CPS moves further from funding adequacy despite getting more state dollars8%
WBEZ49%By Sarah Karp41%8/7/2026, 3:26:58 PM
California nearly achieved universal healthcare. Now, millions are losing coverage10%
CalMatters48%By Kristen Hwang43%8/4/2026, 5:00:00 AM
California nearly achieved universal healthcare. Now, millions are losing coverage10%
CalMatters19%By Kristen Hwang43%8/3/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Lamont’s fiscal success rests on foundation laid by Malloy, others31%
CT Mirror34%By Keith M. Phaneuf32%8/2/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Kemp orders state agencies to freeze spending, draft contingency plans27%
The Current44%By Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder31%7/31/2026, 2:44:43 PM
Georgia state agencies told to freeze spending and draft contingency plans17%
Rough Draft Atlanta30%By Alander Rocha26% Georgia Recorder29%7/30/2026, 5:05:05 PM
Nearly 18,900 CT children have lost SNAP benefits over past year30%
CT Mirror34%By Keith M. Phaneuf32%7/30/2026, 11:50:18 AM
The Big Brain on Brad6%
The Assembly NC7%By Bryan Anderson6%7/30/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Medicaid Shortfall Follows Decade-Long Growth in State Spending19%
Willamette Week39%By Nigel Jaquiss27%7/29/2026, 7:49:00 AM
Colorado’s largest wildfires this summer could cost a quarter billion dollars, early estimates show22%
The Colorado Sun28%By Shannon Mullane15%7/24/2026, 3:07:00 AM