Publication summary
14%19 analyzed articles/videos12,967 analyzed words
BS Summary: These El Paso Matters results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 4,501 hits. Analysis detected 43,346 faulty-reasoning hits from 69,670 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 16% (321 of 379 publications). This El Paso Matters is better (less manipulative) than 84.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

15% percentile
025507510015.3% percentile
1.3% BS Score19 analyzed articles69.7K 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 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 6.2%6.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 1.5%1.5%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Why your El Paso Electric bill is higher this summer — and what you can do to avoid big spikes9%
El Paso Matters14%By Robert Moore0%7/22/2026, 11:36:14 PM
Several El Paso area agencies join to give adoptive families a little break43%
El Paso Matters14%By Special to El Paso Matters90%7/22/2026, 10:02:14 PM
Chickenpox exposures triggered another ICE Camp East Montana quarantine12%
El Paso Matters14%By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert17%7/21/2026, 11:25:15 PM
Lawsuit challenges Texas Tech directives that altered teaching at El Paso medical school34%
El Paso Matters14%By Daniel Perez54%7/21/2026, 1:00:00 PM
7 cases of cyclosporiasis causing explosive diarrhea being investigated in El Paso50%
El Paso Matters14%By Cindy Ramirez68%7/21/2026, 12:20:22 AM
El Paso adopts tougher rules for future data center developments19%
El Paso Matters14%By Diego Mendoza-Moyers0%7/20/2026, 10:44:00 PM
Rural El Paso districts close schools, lay off employees as enrollment declines16%
El Paso Matters14%By Claudia Lorena Silva0%7/20/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Higher animal services costs strain El Paso’s regional shelter agreements as intakes increase41%
El Paso Matters14%By Elida S. Perez71%7/19/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Popular Building remodel gets another $1 million; Escobar’s GOP challenger reports little fundraising18%
El Paso Matters14%By El Paso Matters Staff4%7/17/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Judge questions Trump administration’s compliance with order to fund legal aid for migrant children43%
El Paso Matters14%By Cindy Ramirez68%7/16/2026, 9:26:28 PM