KQED⁠61%

California Gas Prices Are on the Rise. Who's to Blame?⁠0%

By Marisa Lagos⁠87% Scott Shafer⁠0% Guy Marzorati⁠71%

3/13/2026, 4:35:19 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 9 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, and Anchoring Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 60% saturation with 57 hits. Analysis detected 270 faulty-reasoning hits from 95 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.

The war on Iran opened up yet another opportunity for Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump to play the blame game — this time, over the soaring cost of gasoline in California and across the country. 
Scott, Marisa and Guy break down how the debate is playing out politically and what’s driving the state’s rising fuel costs. 
They also discuss Proposition 1, Newsom’s sweeping behavioral health initiative aimed at addressing homelessness and mental illness. 
Nearly two years after voters narrowly approved the measure, critics say progress toward opening new treatment beds has been slow. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 5.0%CalMatters: 1.9%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 22.1%Marisa Lagos: 0.9%CalMatters: 0.9%Anchoring Bias22.1%This article: 22.1%Marisa Lagos: 4.2%CalMatters: 3.0%Availability Heuristic22.1%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.8%CalMatters: 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.0%CalMatters: 0.5%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.9%CalMatters: 1.2%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 56.8%Marisa Lagos: 14.7%CalMatters: 6.3%Framing Effect56.8%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.4%CalMatters: 1.0%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.5%CalMatters: 0.7%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.0%CalMatters: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 3.5%CalMatters: 3.5%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 21.1%Marisa Lagos: 0.7%CalMatters: 1.4%Pessimism Bias21.1%This article: 60.0%Marisa Lagos: 11.6%CalMatters: 6.4%Negativity Bias60.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 2.8%CalMatters: 1.7%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 2.1%CalMatters: 0.7%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.5%CalMatters: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 2.9%CalMatters: 1.7%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 38.9%Marisa Lagos: 1.1%CalMatters: 0.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias38.9%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 2.7%CalMatters: 2.7%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.3%CalMatters: 0.1%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.0%CalMatters: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 21.1%Marisa Lagos: 2.5%CalMatters: 0.9%Recency Bias21.1%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.0%CalMatters: 0.3%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.1%CalMatters: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.9%CalMatters: 0.6%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.2%CalMatters: 0.2%Straw Man0.0%This article: 21.1%Marisa Lagos: 4.5%CalMatters: 3.1%Appeal to Authority21.1%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 2.5%CalMatters: 1.1%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.1%CalMatters: 0.8%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.1%CalMatters: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 21.1%Marisa Lagos: 4.6%CalMatters: 3.6%Hasty Generalization21.1%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.1%CalMatters: 0.2%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.5%CalMatters: 0.7%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 6.5%CalMatters: 5.3%Appeal to Emotion0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.6%CalMatters: 0.6%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 3.6%CalMatters: 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.2%CalMatters: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.1%CalMatters: 0.3%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.1%CalMatters: 0.2%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.3%CalMatters: 0.2%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.2%CalMatters: 3.1%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.0%CalMatters: 0.0%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.5%CalMatters: 1.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.0%CalMatters: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.3%CalMatters: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.2%CalMatters: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.8%CalMatters: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.7%CalMatters: 0.1%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 0.9%CalMatters: 0.8%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 7.1%CalMatters: 3.1%Biased Writer Voice0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 6.1%CalMatters: 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 1.1%CalMatters: 0.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Marisa Lagos: 3.5%CalMatters: 1.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

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