Keyword summary
71%177 analyzed articles/videos94,737 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Texas results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 51,117 hits. Analysis detected 465,104 faulty-reasoning hits from 465,339 analyzed words across 177 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (28,254 of 34,832 keywords). This Texas is better (less manipulative) than 81.10% of the peer group.
Texas

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

19% percentile
025507510018.9% percentile
1.9% BS Score177 analyzed articles465.3K 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 9.1%9.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 11.0%11.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 4.4%4.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 3.9%3.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 1.1%1.1%

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 9.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 11.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 8.0%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 1.4%Ad Hominem: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Texas crime rate continues to drop, with McAllen seeing its lowest levels in decades21%
The Texas Tribune12%By Berenice Garcia16%7/23/2026, 10:00:00 AM
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: July 16-2211%
The Austin Chronicle30%By The Austin Chronicle News Staff14%7/23/2026, 5:00:00 AM
California AG Rob Bonta rigs language in Voter ID initiative61%
New York Post89%By Jon Fleischman76%7/23/2026, 12:57:10 AM
ERCOT prepares for record demand during Texas heat wave16%
Houston Public Media11%By Natalie Weber36%7/22/2026, 8:32:47 PM
Pressed for answers on scandals, Texas’ Ken Paxton abandons press conference88%
MS NOW94%By Steve Benen95%7/22/2026, 12:50:43 PM
CVS pharmacies will now fill prescriptions for dogs and cats nationwide including Texas67%
Houston Chronicle14%By Sondra Hernandez6%7/22/2026, 12:42:41 PM
From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan26%
AP News51%By REBECCA SANTANA19%7/22/2026, 4:01:42 AM
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens, threatening Gulf Coast. See forecast map and its path.31%
CBS News16%By Sarah Lynch Baldwin35%7/22/2026, 12:56:49 AM
FDA recalls Peter Rabbit Organics fruit puree pouches18%
Houston Chronicle14%By Ashley Soebroto11%7/21/2026, 11:13:01 PM
Buck Meek’s Found Family Reflected in The Mirror7%
The Austin Chronicle30%By Rina Laby0%7/21/2026, 9:28:13 PM