Keyword summary
0%16 analyzed articles/videos12,505 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kansas City Council results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 4,567 hits. Analysis detected 40,476 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,377 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (32,457 of 34,928 keywords). This Kansas City Council is better (less manipulative) than 92.90% of the peer group.
Kansas City Council

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

7% percentile
02550751007.1% percentile
1.5% BS Score16 analyzed articles53.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 8.6%8.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 5.7%5.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.3%1.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Keyword 1.2%1.2%

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: Keyword 8.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Keyword 6.8%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Kansas City is working on a new conversion therapy ban. Here’s what to know15%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Celisa Calacal0%6/8/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Kansas City workers take big step toward forcing public vote on Royals stadium funding14%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Brandon Azim0%6/6/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Kansas City repeals ban on conversion therapy after pressure from Missouri attorney general57%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Noah Taborda0%5/22/2026, 8:54:27 PM
Kansas City will let bars stay open until 5 a.m. for the World Cup — but only with police permission52%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Kowthar Shire0%5/15/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Kansas City Council moves to protect historic buildings from 'demolition by neglect'14%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Josh Merchant0%5/10/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Kansas City cut parking minimums to help small businesses. Not all neighborhoods are happy68%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Brandon Azim0%5/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Kansas City has paired 18 vacant storefronts with local businesses for the World Cup so far7%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Julie Denesha24%4/27/2026, 9:00:00 AM
A Crown Center ballpark? How Kansas City feels about the Royals stadium proposal57%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Steve Kraske0% Zach Wilson0% Elizabeth Ruiz0% Halle Jackson0%4/23/2026, 4:18:39 PM
Kansas City Royals announce Crown Center as new ballpark location, in deal with Hallmark72%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Peggy Lowe0% Kowthar Shire0% Savannah Hawley-Bates0%4/22/2026, 2:11:34 PM
How will Kansas City's Royals stadium plan work? Inside the finances of the $600 million bet17%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Josh Merchant0%4/20/2026, 9:00:00 AM