Publication summary
58%10 analyzed articles/videos13,503 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco Public Press results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 3,386 hits. Analysis detected 25,423 faulty-reasoning hits from 41,796 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 17% (335 of 399 publications). This San Francisco Public Press is better (less manipulative) than 83.90% of the peer group.
San Francisco Public Press
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%inlander.com1%
17%San Francisco Public Press (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

16% percentile
025507510016.1% percentile
1.3% BS Score10 analyzed articles41.8K 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 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 8.1%8.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.1%0.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.8%3.8%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 8.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

State Vulnerability Metric Overlooks SF Neighborhoods, Excluding Them From Billions in Funding35%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Audrey Mei Yi Brown65% Zhe Wu65%7/23/2026, 6:59:10 PM
For Shorter Ballots, Mayor Wants to Change How Some Measures Qualify37%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Lylah Schmedel-Permanna15%7/20/2026, 8:04:33 PM
Controversial Housing Project Gets Denser as It Nears Approval41%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Steven T. Jones60%7/20/2026, 6:30:47 PM
Provision in Megabill Could Lead to More Surveillance in SF61%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Rosie Bultman67%7/14/2026, 2:38:42 AM
San Francisco Wants to Double Down on Speed Cameras27%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Rosie Bultman67%7/14/2026, 2:37:37 AM
Vacant Sunshine Task Force Leaves Lurie Transparency Case in Limbo43%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Sylvie Sturm50%7/10/2026, 9:14:10 PM
Fall Ballot Measures Aim to Build More Affordable Housing That San Francisco Desperately Needs36%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Madison Alvarado67%7/9/2026, 10:45:20 PM
Beyond Signatures: How Voters Can Provide Crucial Feedback on Ballot Measures3%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Lylah Schmedel-Permanna15%7/9/2026, 3:00:00 PM
After Months of Budget Protests, Advocates Learned Clinic Closures Were Never Up for Debate22%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Sylvie Sturm50%7/4/2026, 12:59:50 AM
Older Adults with HIV Face Barriers to Staying Housed. That Could Hurt Efforts to Slow HIV’s Spread.54%
San Francisco Public Press58%By Madison Alvarado67%7/1/2026, 6:06:18 PM