Keyword summary
34%15 analyzed articles/videos11,776 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Theater results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 3,590 hits. Analysis detected 31,380 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,611 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (36,064 of 37,536 keywords). This Theater is better (less manipulative) than 96.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

4% percentile
02550751003.9% percentile
1.3% BS Score14 analyzed articles49.6K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 3.3%3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Keyword 4.9%4.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Keyword 1.0%1.0%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Keyword 7.2%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Keyword 4.9%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New improv comedy theater in downtown Berkeley aims to ‘cultivate queer joy’79%
Berkeleyside33%By Nathan Dalton55%7/20/2026, 9:26:40 PM
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for July 20-2670%
Portland Mercury78%By Lindsay Costello85% Mercury Staff85%7/20/2026, 8:53:39 PM
Framing…65%Negativ…49%Ambigui…49%Biased …49%
From the farm to the stage: How Luis Valdez caught America's attention37%
Here & Now9%By Here38% Now Newsroom38%7/17/2026, 12:08:02 PM
The Iroquois Theatre Was ‘Absolutely Fireproof.’ Hundreds Died When it Burned to the Ground.67%
Popular Mechanics34%By Elizabeth Rayne29%7/17/2026, 12:00:04 PM
Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s next 2026 season musical Come From Away displays the importance of hope and humanity47%
inlander.com13%By Colton Rasanen15%7/16/2026, 6:00:00 PM
With ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ S.F. Shakes explores history’s ultimate power couple56%
San Francisco Chronicle14%By Lily Janiak0%7/16/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Chicagoans love dive bars. Now there's a new play in one.25%
WBEZ9%By Mike Davis75%7/16/2026, 10:35:00 AM
The Lost Boys: The Broadway musical that’s one of the year’s best movies.5%
Slate Magazine69%By Sam Adams26%7/9/2026, 3:11:25 PM
'Wicked' irony: The Broadway musical hit with a discrimination lawsuit29%
Gothamist77%By Arun Venugopal0%6/5/2026, 10:30:00 AM
A tuneful 'The Tempest' in Forest Park sings a Shakespearean song of rage and redemption13%
STLPR0%By Jeremy D. Goodwin0%5/29/2026, 10:00:00 AM