Publication summary
52%12 analyzed articles/videos11,265 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Phoenix New Times results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 2,857 hits. Analysis detected 27,290 faulty-reasoning hits from 41,019 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 20% (319 of 395 publications). This Phoenix New Times is better (less manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group.
Phoenix New Times
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
20%Phoenix New Times (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

19% percentile
025507510019.3% percentile
1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles41K 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 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.3%4.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.9%0.9%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

These Valley hospitals were rated the worst by patients34%
Phoenix New Times52%By Morgan Fischer39%7/23/2026, 1:30:00 PM
Arizona’s iconic saguaros are being threatened. These are the perpetrators40%
Phoenix New Times52%By Eleri Mosier62% Cronkite News27%7/22/2026, 11:25:31 PM
Gotta love that Trump endorsement: 8 storylines from Arizona’s primary34%
Phoenix New Times52%By Zach Buchanan0% Morgan Fischer39%7/22/2026, 2:56:29 PM
Valley measles outbreak grows: Where you may have been exposed22%
Phoenix New Times52%By Zach Buchanan0%7/21/2026, 11:22:31 PM
These Arizona lawmakers missed the most work in 202610%
Phoenix New Times52%By Morgan Fischer39%7/21/2026, 9:06:10 PM
Here’s everything you should know about valley fever in Arizona19%
Phoenix New Times52%By Clarissa Sosin16%7/21/2026, 1:30:00 PM
What makes a desert and why are they so hot? A scientist explains6%
Phoenix New Times52%By Shuang-Ye Wu5% The Conversation3%7/20/2026, 8:45:55 PM
'Hedwig' 25th anniversary screening comes to Phoenix51%
Phoenix New Times52%By Zach Oden69%7/20/2026, 8:45:20 PM
Tempe’s restaurant week event runs through Sunday. Where to score deals56%
Phoenix New Times52%By Georgann Yara68%7/20/2026, 8:32:04 PM
How New Times funds our journalism. And why we need your help.60%
Phoenix New Times52%By Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek85%7/20/2026, 7:42:32 PM