Topic summary
70%139 analyzed articles/videos96,856 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Urban Planning results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 24,891 hits. Analysis detected 300,327 faulty-reasoning hits from 480,984 analyzed words across 139 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 7% (20,567 of 22,071 topics). This Urban Planning is better (less manipulative) than 93.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.8% percentile
1.2% BS Score139 analyzed articles481K 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘I am furious’: Wu reflects on city planner killed while cycling, talks about street safety plans19%
BostonGlobe.com47%By Shannon Larson65%8/4/2026, 5:50:12 PM
Optimis…42%Halo Ef…18%Appeal …18%Indoctr…10%
Learn About and Weigh in on Better Buildings Pilot Program31%
Noozhawk8%By Community Environmental Council8/4/2026, 4:09:54 PM
Wildfires come for the suburbs10%
Vox67%By Caitlin Dewey52%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 PM
Former San Francisco Nordstrom Rack to become apartments17%
KTVU33%8/4/2026, 6:06:50 AM
Johnston pursues plans for new $30 million Highway 141 interchange46%
The Des Moines Register13%By Marissa Payne60%8/4/2026, 4:23:18 AM
The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.3%
ProPublica52%By Chris Bowling0%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Mamdani Stands By NYPD’s ‘Overkill’ In Policing Summer Streets42%
Streetsblog NYC76%By Sammy Sussman79%8/3/2026, 9:05:00 PM
State vs. local control over data centers under debate as Fort Worth considers moratorium18%
Fort Worth Report11%By Cecilia Lenzen23%8/3/2026, 6:02:05 PM
Opinion: Rent Stabilization Isn’t Means Tested—And It Shouldn’t Be59%
City Limits55%By Jeanmarie Evelly49%8/3/2026, 3:20:22 PM
As pandemic funds disappear, what’s next for Welcome Center homeless hub?8%
El Paso Matters8%By Elida S. Perez19%8/3/2026, 1:33:14 PM