Publication summary
6%32 analyzed articles/videos11,985 analyzed words
BS Summary: These nola.com results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 2,802 hits. Analysis detected 32,907 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,740 analyzed words across 32 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (362 of 382 publications). This nola.com is better (less manipulative) than 94.80% of the peer group.
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Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
6%nola.com (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%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

5% percentile
02550751005.2% percentile
1.1% BS Score32 analyzed articles57.7K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.8%2.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 1.1%1.1%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Orleans City Council approves new Mardi Gras rules to save costs, improve safety3%
NOLA.com6%By Joni Hess14%7/23/2026, 4:49:00 PM
Gov. Jeff Landry says Legislature could meet for special session on New Orleans courts24%
NOLA.com6%By Meghan Friedmann35%7/23/2026, 9:11:00 AM
Woman arraigned in death of JPSO motorcycle deputy during funeral procession6%
NOLA.com6%By Matt Bruce7%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Like a funhouse for cocktail lovers, see inside this new, limited-time attraction in NOLA64%
NOLA.com6%By Ian McNulty89%7/22/2026, 10:45:00 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha weakens further as it inches closer to the southeast Louisiana coast2%
nola.com6%By Marco Cartolano2%7/22/2026, 11:45:00 AM
Gayle Benson buys 3 Harmony Circle properties. See her plans for the spaces.8%
NOLA.com6%By Stephanie Riegel0%7/22/2026, 9:00:00 AM
NOPD proposes Mardi Gras changes with new start times for 5 parades, 2 new routes10%
nola.com6%By Willie Swett8%7/22/2026, 12:30:00 AM
Southeast Louisiana readies for Tropical Storm Bertha. 'Rather be prepared than sorry.'27%
nola.com6%By MIKE SMITH31% JONI HESS14% LARA NICHOLSON36%7/21/2026, 10:16:00 PM
Bertha expected to make landfall as tropical storm, New Orleans under storm watch3%
nola.com6%By Marco Cartolano2%7/21/2026, 12:35:00 PM
Times-Picayune staffers win first place honors from Press Club of New Orleans7%
NOLA.com6%By Violet Bucaro5%7/21/2026, 12:00:00 PM