Publication summary
21%14 analyzed articles/videos5,014 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ARLnow results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 4.7% saturation with 1,024 hits. Analysis detected 11,416 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,851 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 12% (334 of 379 publications). This ARLnow is better (less manipulative) than 88.10% of the peer group.
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Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
2%Berkeleyside1%
12%ARLnow (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 21,851
Article count: 14
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

12% percentile
025507510011.9% percentile
1.2% BS Score14 analyzed articles21.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.2%2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 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: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Availab…7%Framing…6%Attempt…9%
Morning Notes for July 23, 20261%
ARLnow.com21%By ARLnow.com15%7/23/2026, 11:30:47 AM
County Board gives strong support to 831-unit project at Rosslyn’s ‘Deep Throat’ garage64%
ARLnow.com21%By Dan Egitto41%7/22/2026, 7:45:46 PM
County Board promises updates on S. Carlin Springs safety before school starts5%
ARLnow.com21%By Scott McCaffrey22%7/22/2026, 2:00:38 PM
Democrats outnumber Republicans 15 to 1 in early Falls Church ballots, so far8%
ARLnow.com21%By Scott McCaffrey22%7/22/2026, 12:30:34 PM
Police: Falls Church man blocked officers from dead body inside hotel room5%
ARLnow.com21%By Dan Egitto41%7/21/2026, 3:45:25 PM
Availab…9%Status …7%Pessimi…9%Unattri…16%
GW Parkway crash critically injured six, including two construction workers2%
ARLnow.com21%By Dan Egitto41%7/21/2026, 1:15:49 PM
County Board approves $2.6M for new sidewalks in Va. Square, other streetscape upgrades5%
ARLnow.com21%By Scott McCaffrey22%7/21/2026, 12:30:39 PM
Gas-powered leaf blowers will be banned in Arlington starting in 202952%
ARLnow.com21%By Scott McCaffrey22%7/20/2026, 7:45:08 PM
VHC Health’s plans for S. Carlin Springs facility face questions from local residents18%
ARLnow.com21%By Scott McCaffrey22%7/20/2026, 6:45:55 PM
County promises to improve ‘report-a-problem’ tool, criticized for poor user experience62%
ARLnow.com21%By Scott McCaffrey22%7/20/2026, 12:30:24 PM