Publication summary
⁠77%462 analyzed articles/videos241,704 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gothamist results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 97,924 hits. Analysis detected 948,741 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,143,842 analyzed words across 462 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠32% (255 of 374 publications). This Gothamist is better (less manipulative) than 68.10% of the peer group.
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Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
⁠0%Brookings1%
⁠1%FactCheck.org1%
⁠1%@politifact1%
⁠1%Berkeleyside1%
⁠2%The Advocate1%
⁠32%Gothamist (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

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

32% percentile
025507510031.9% percentile
1.5% BS Score462 analyzed articles1.1M 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 8.4%8.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 8.6%8.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.5%4.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Tornadoes confirmed in Westchester and New Jersey after severe storms⁠7%
Gothamist⁠77%By Giulia Heyward⁠49%7/22/2026, 11:08:00 PM
Knicks championship trophy to be displayed at the American Museum of Natural History⁠13%
Gothamist⁠77%By Sonia Rao⁠11%7/22/2026, 8:31:00 PM
As Jersey City cuts workers amid budget crisis, unions make their voices heard⁠45%
Gothamist⁠77%By Michael Sol Warren⁠73%7/22/2026, 1:01:06 PM
Mamdani to appoint antitrust crusader Lina Khan as chair of NYC economic development agency⁠51%
Gothamist⁠77%By Elizabeth Kim⁠84%7/22/2026, 12:59:52 PM
5 dead, 82 sick in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak⁠6%
Gothamist⁠77%By Giulia Heyward⁠49%7/21/2026, 11:43:00 PM
NYC Council to weigh Legionnaires' hotline, other responses to UES outbreak⁠53%
Gothamist⁠77%By Caroline Lewis⁠37%7/21/2026, 9:58:00 PM
Officials warn of flood risk as multiple rounds of storms descend on NYC⁠61%
Gothamist⁠77%By Brittany Kriegstein⁠67%7/21/2026, 12:31:50 PM
NYC scrambled to recruit, onboard new cooling tower inspectors before deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak⁠47%
Gothamist⁠77%By Caroline Lewis⁠37%7/21/2026, 10:30:50 AM
4 dead in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak⁠13%
Gothamist⁠77%By Phil Corso⁠46%7/20/2026, 11:54:12 PM
Death toll rises to 3 in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak⁠49%
Gothamist⁠77%By Phil Corso⁠46%7/20/2026, 12:11:18 AM