Keyword summary
64%12 analyzed articles/videos11,209 analyzed words
BS Summary: These West Coast results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 5,605 hits. Analysis detected 46,307 faulty-reasoning hits from 55,501 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (33,626 of 37,536 keywords). This West Coast is better (less manipulative) than 89.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

10% percentile
025507510010.4% percentile
1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles55.5K 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 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 10.1%10.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 7.6%7.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 3.9%3.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Keyword 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 2.4%2.4%

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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 10.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 7.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 2.8%, 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 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes49%
The Guardian81%By Coral Murphy Marcos50%7/13/2026, 11:45:45 PM
Ariana Grande review - glittering hits and powerhouse vocals in stunning return to stage77%
The Guardian81%By Paula Mejía0%6/14/2026, 5:35:30 PM
Nithya Raman edges out Spencer Pratt to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff54%
The Guardian81%By Uwa Ede-Osifo0% Dani Anguiano0%6/9/2026, 12:41:25 AM
Why the California vote count is slow – and Trump’s fraud claims are bogus11%
The Guardian81%By Cecilia Nowell0%6/9/2026, 12:12:54 AM
Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction as six states including California and Iowa cast ballots32%
The Guardian81%By Cecilia Nowell0%6/3/2026, 1:01:44 AM
California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman60%
The Guardian81%By Dani Anguiano0%6/1/2026, 9:11:01 PM
Why an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists38%
The Guardian81%By Eric Holthaus0%5/22/2026, 1:00:01 PM
Five people, including two suspects, killed in shooting at San Diego’s largest mosque32%
The Guardian81%By Maya Yang0% Maanvi Singh0%5/18/2026, 10:43:10 PM
Ketamine, TMS, a fecal analysis: my year trying San Francisco’s most experimental depression treatments9%
The Guardian81%By Carly Schwartz in San Francisco0%5/11/2026, 2:00:56 PM
‘Forced to preserve a monument’: how the fate of Marilyn Monroe’s LA home became a legal saga62%
The Guardian81%By Andrew Gumbel0%5/10/2026, 3:00:30 PM