Publication summary
36%18 analyzed articles/videos6,397 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nevada Current results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 2,366 hits. Analysis detected 15,479 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,632 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 20% (447 of 557 publications). This Nevada Current is better (less manipulative) than 80.20% of the peer group.
Nevada Current
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%The Trace1%
1%BridgeDetroit1%
20%Nevada Current (selected)1%
100%The White House9%
100%Utah Hockey Club10%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
Publication details
Total words: 33,632
Article count: 18
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

20% percentile
025507510019.8% percentile
1.0% BS Score18 analyzed articles33.6K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.8%2.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.5%0.5%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Reno sees smoke from Oregon wildfires, air quality drops to 'unhealthy'1%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Jaedyn Young4%8/5/2026, 4:21:30 PM
Candidates Ford, Lombardo trade jabs on economy as Trump visits Nevada15%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Mark Robison16%8/5/2026, 3:34:41 PM
NV Energy reschedules, cancels Reno outages due to heat wave7%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Jaedyn Young4%8/4/2026, 3:53:19 PM
Indoctr…10%Attempt…4%
Second man convicted in $500K fraud ring, sentencing set for September5%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Jaedyn Young4%8/4/2026, 1:58:10 PM
ICE immigration actions reported at Reno-Tahoe International Airport8%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Mark Robison16%8/4/2026, 1:49:25 PM
Nevada’s 101-year-old treasure in Wingfield Springs | Pat Hickey46%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Pat Hickey0%8/4/2026, 12:13:54 PM
Sheriff investigates tree poisonings at Burnt Cedar Beach in Tahoe11%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Jeffrey Meehan10%8/3/2026, 3:26:41 PM
Negativ…5%Attempt…8%
Anna Scott murder suspect pleads not guilty, trial set for September2%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Jaedyn Young4%8/3/2026, 11:15:11 AM
Recency…23%Anecdot…23%
Forward progress stopped on Diablo Fire; evacuation warning lifted4%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Peggy Santoro4%8/2/2026, 7:10:30 PM
Framing…40%Unattri…15%Biased …40%
Evacuation order issued north of Cold Springs for brush fire5%
Reno Gazette Journal36%By Peggy Santoro4%8/1/2026, 10:11:14 PM