Right location? Herald Harbor water access point delayed amid debate. ⁠47%

By Benjamin Rothstein⁠0%

7/13/2026, 2:00:56 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Begging the Question, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 43.1% saturation with 22 hits. Analysis detected 150 faulty-reasoning hits from 51 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 48.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (11,766 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 53.80% of the article peer group.

Valentine Creek could add a public water access point. 
Neighbors say it's a good idea but a poor location. 
"A county park needs to be open to the public. 
We all pay for it," said an Anne Arundel County Council member. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.7%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 3.9%Benjamin Rothstein: 1.3%Baltimore Sun: 0.6%Anchoring Bias3.9%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 3.2%Availability Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.4%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 15.7%Benjamin Rothstein: 11.8%Baltimore Sun: 4.1%Framing Effect15.7%This article: 19.6%Benjamin Rothstein: 6.5%Baltimore Sun: 0.5%Loss Aversion19.6%This article: 19.6%Benjamin Rothstein: 6.5%Baltimore Sun: 0.6%Status Quo Bias19.6%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 3.4%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.5%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 5.2%Negativity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 2.0%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 19.6%Benjamin Rothstein: 6.5%Baltimore Sun: 0.8%In-Group Bias19.6%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 3.4%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.3%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Straw Man0.0%This article: 43.1%Benjamin Rothstein: 20.9%Baltimore Sun: 2.2%Appeal to Authority43.1%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 1.6%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 3.6%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 23.5%Benjamin Rothstein: 15.7%Baltimore Sun: 2.9%Appeal to Emotion23.5%This article: 23.5%Benjamin Rothstein: 15.7%Baltimore Sun: 0.3%Begging the Question23.5%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 19.6%Benjamin Rothstein: 6.5%Baltimore Sun: 2.2%Anecdotal19.6%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 15.7%Benjamin Rothstein: 5.2%Baltimore Sun: 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)15.7%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.3%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.0%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 19.6%Benjamin Rothstein: 6.5%Baltimore Sun: 1.2%Unattributed Quote19.6%This article: 19.6%Benjamin Rothstein: 13.1%Baltimore Sun: 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection19.6%This article: 27.5%Benjamin Rothstein: 9.2%Baltimore Sun: 4.1%Biased Writer Voice27.5%This article: 23.5%Benjamin Rothstein: 7.8%Baltimore Sun: 3.2%Indoctrination23.5%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 0.4%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Benjamin Rothstein: 0.0%Baltimore Sun: 4.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

51 words analyzed.

Speakers

1speaker43%attributed speech29writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 2 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 100.0% coverageAnne Arundel County Council member • 10 words • 100.0% coverageAnne Arundel County Council member • 12 words • 100.0% coverage
100%flagged-word coverage
22 attributed words100% of attributed speech69% writer coverage
0%27.5%55.0%Indoctrination+54.5 ptsWriter: 0.0%Anne Arundel County Council member: 54.5%54.5%Biased Writer Voice+47.6 ptsWriter: 6.9%Anne Arundel County Council member: 54.5%54.5%Quote-first Misdirection+45.5 ptsWriter: 0.0%Anne Arundel County Council member: 45.5%45.5%Unattributed Quote-34.5 ptsWriter: 34.5%Anne Arundel County Council member: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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