Gothamist77%

Extra Extra: Will Nassau County fork over tax breaks for a Bass Pro Shop? 53%

By James Ramsay0%

5/29/2026, 12:01:00 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Optimism Bias, and False Dilemma, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 29.9% saturation with 40 hits. Analysis detected 272 faulty-reasoning hits from 134 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 51.5% and a BS Rank of 53% (10,472 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 52.20% of the article peer group.

Good Friday afternoon in New York, where state lawmakers finally got their paychecks. 
Here's what else is happening: 
A new report says nearly half of American households don't bring in enough income to cover basic necessities. 
DUMBO residents say the really touristy blocks near the water have turned the neighborhood into America's Venice. 
(No disrespect to the Venice of California.) 
"Even non-Jewish people call [Ouri’s Market] the Erewhon of the city." 
Hicksville could be getting the New York metro area's first Bass Pro Shop if Nassau County gives the store the tax breaks it is asking for. 
The NYC Ferry is hot. 
I want this spicy Filipino chicken sandwich. 
Do I also want the Wawa tacos? 
And finally, come on: 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 2.6%Gothamist: 2.7%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.8%Gothamist: 1.5%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 13.4%James Ramsay: 5.8%Gothamist: 3.6%Availability Heuristic13.4%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.1%Gothamist: 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.1%Gothamist: 0.7%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.1%Gothamist: 1.2%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 10.4%James Ramsay: 16.0%Gothamist: 8.4%Framing Effect10.4%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.5%Gothamist: 1.2%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.8%Gothamist: 1.1%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 19.4%James Ramsay: 3.5%Gothamist: 3.6%Optimism Bias19.4%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.6%Gothamist: 1.7%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 15.7%James Ramsay: 14.2%Gothamist: 8.5%Negativity Bias15.7%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 2.6%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.2%Gothamist: 1.0%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.3%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.8%Gothamist: 2.1%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 3.0%Gothamist: 0.6%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 8.2%James Ramsay: 3.8%Gothamist: 2.1%Halo Effect8.2%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.1%Gothamist: 0.2%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 3.7%James Ramsay: 2.0%Gothamist: 1.3%Recency Bias3.7%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.6%Gothamist: 0.4%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.4%Gothamist: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.9%Gothamist: 1.0%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.6%Gothamist: 0.2%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 6.7%Gothamist: 4.4%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 19.4%James Ramsay: 1.3%Gothamist: 1.2%False Dilemma19.4%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.8%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 13.4%James Ramsay: 9.8%Gothamist: 3.8%Hasty Generalization13.4%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.6%Gothamist: 0.3%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.4%Gothamist: 0.8%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 3.7%James Ramsay: 4.4%Gothamist: 6.4%Appeal to Emotion3.7%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.6%Gothamist: 0.7%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 2.7%Gothamist: 2.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.4%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.3%Gothamist: 0.2%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 12.7%James Ramsay: 4.4%Gothamist: 2.8%Anecdotal12.7%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 5.2%James Ramsay: 1.2%Gothamist: 1.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)5.2%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.6%Gothamist: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 1.4%Gothamist: 0.2%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 20.9%James Ramsay: 4.2%Gothamist: 1.2%Unattributed Quote20.9%This article: 8.2%James Ramsay: 4.6%Gothamist: 1.0%Quote-first Misdirection8.2%This article: 18.7%James Ramsay: 9.9%Gothamist: 3.2%Biased Writer Voice18.7%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.9%Gothamist: 1.5%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.5%Gothamist: 1.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%James Ramsay: 0.0%Gothamist: 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 29.9%James Ramsay: 1.4%Gothamist: 1.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…29.9%

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