L.A. TACO⁠85%

L.A.’s 17 Best Fries from Santa Clarita to South L.A., Ranked ⁠62%

By Lauren Bethke⁠0%

7/6/2026, 7:57:10 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 22 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Status Quo Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 50.5% saturation with 101 hits. Analysis detected 672 faulty-reasoning hits from 200 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 57.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠62% (8,086 of 21,144 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 61.80% of the article peer group.

I ate so many fries in one day that I had to take my wedding ring off because my hands had swollen from the salt. 
A real “woe is me” moment from what was otherwise a nearly perfect day on the job. 
Los Angeles isn't exactly hurting for good side dishes, but in a world where Sysco is quietly becoming the number one provider to restaurants, the French fry is one of the last places you can tell whether a spot is creating something or just opening a bag. 
Don't get me wrong—a Sysco fry, seasoned correctly, maybe even double-fried, can be great. 
A fry is still a fry at the end of the day. 
But there is a difference, and you can taste it. 
The best fries have personality. 
Some are hand-cut and fluffy. 
Some are duck-fat-fried and decadent. 
Some are covered in enough seasoning to make your tongue feel nonexistent. 
After several days of eating fries, I've decided I never want to eat another potato product again. 
But if I did, these are the ones I'd come back for. 
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Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 3.6%L.A. TACO: 3.9%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 1.1%L.A. TACO: 0.8%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 8.5%Lauren Bethke: 3.3%L.A. TACO: 4.1%Availability Heuristic8.5%This article: 6.0%Lauren Bethke: 1.0%L.A. TACO: 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic6.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.9%L.A. TACO: 0.5%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 2.6%L.A. TACO: 1.7%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 5.0%L.A. TACO: 11.6%Framing Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.3%L.A. TACO: 0.6%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 23.5%Lauren Bethke: 1.9%L.A. TACO: 0.6%Status Quo Bias23.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.3%L.A. TACO: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 7.0%Lauren Bethke: 2.8%L.A. TACO: 2.4%Optimism Bias7.0%This article: 8.5%Lauren Bethke: 0.2%L.A. TACO: 0.9%Pessimism Bias8.5%This article: 50.5%Lauren Bethke: 1.6%L.A. TACO: 11.3%Negativity Bias50.5%This article: 14.5%Lauren Bethke: 2.0%L.A. TACO: 1.5%Self-Serving Bias14.5%This article: 7.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.6%L.A. TACO: 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error7.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.1%L.A. TACO: 0.3%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 3.8%L.A. TACO: 5.0%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.3%L.A. TACO: 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 10.0%Lauren Bethke: 12.8%L.A. TACO: 6.0%Halo Effect10.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.3%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 8.5%Lauren Bethke: 0.8%L.A. TACO: 1.0%Recency Bias8.5%This article: 5.5%Lauren Bethke: 0.5%L.A. TACO: 0.4%Primacy Effect5.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.3%L.A. TACO: 1.2%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.2%L.A. TACO: 0.4%Straw Man0.0%This article: 23.5%Lauren Bethke: 3.1%L.A. TACO: 3.6%Appeal to Authority23.5%This article: 23.5%Lauren Bethke: 1.0%L.A. TACO: 1.1%False Dilemma23.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.4%L.A. TACO: 0.5%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.2%L.A. TACO: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 8.5%Lauren Bethke: 5.8%L.A. TACO: 5.8%Hasty Generalization8.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.2%L.A. TACO: 0.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 1.9%L.A. TACO: 1.3%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 11.0%Lauren Bethke: 7.7%L.A. TACO: 10.8%Appeal to Emotion11.0%This article: 2.5%Lauren Bethke: 1.0%L.A. TACO: 0.9%Begging the Question2.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 1.5%L.A. TACO: 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.5%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.6%L.A. TACO: 0.3%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.4%L.A. TACO: 0.2%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 12.5%Lauren Bethke: 9.9%L.A. TACO: 5.8%Anecdotal12.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.2%L.A. TACO: 0.2%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 8.5%Lauren Bethke: 0.6%L.A. TACO: 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)8.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.1%L.A. TACO: 0.0%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 6.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.1%Special Pleading6.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.1%L.A. TACO: 0.5%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.5%L.A. TACO: 1.4%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.4%L.A. TACO: 0.6%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 48.5%Lauren Bethke: 10.1%L.A. TACO: 8.7%Biased Writer Voice48.5%This article: 8.5%Lauren Bethke: 2.5%L.A. TACO: 2.0%Indoctrination8.5%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.4%L.A. TACO: 3.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Lauren Bethke: 0.0%L.A. TACO: 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 33.5%Lauren Bethke: 1.5%L.A. TACO: 2.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…33.5%

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