Publication summary
36%43 analyzed articles/videos30,088 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The San Francisco Standard results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 10,346 hits. Analysis detected 103,959 faulty-reasoning hits from 133,088 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 27% (279 of 379 publications). This The San Francisco Standard is better (less manipulative) than 73.50% of the peer group.
The San Francisco Standard

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

27% percentile
025507510026.5% percentile
1.4% BS Score43 analyzed articles133.1K 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 6.7%6.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.8%7.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 4.5%4.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 2.4%2.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 1.2%1.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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The San Francisco Standard36%By Madeline Taub33%7/23/2026, 1:06:34 PM
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The San Francisco Standard36%By Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler23% Jonah Owen Lamb11% Hannah Wiley27%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 AM
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The San Francisco Standard36%By Anya Schultz72%7/22/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Golden Gate Park’s concert season is about to get longer. Neighbors aren’t thrilled19%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Jessica Blough58%7/22/2026, 12:41:26 AM
The Valkyries’ winning streak is over. It barely dents a stunning first half67%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Jane Kenny45%7/21/2026, 3:30:52 PM
Kaiser says AI isn’t making mental health decisions. A new complaint says otherwise65%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Jennifer Wadsworth21%7/21/2026, 1:00:00 PM
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The San Francisco Standard36%By Sara Deseran76%7/21/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Three takeaways from our investigation into SFPD’s rape case crisis62%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Anya Schultz72%7/20/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Her rape kit had a DNA match. In San Francisco, that’s not enough41%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Anya Schultz72%7/20/2026, 1:00:00 PM
‘He had guts’: Clint Reilly, political fixer and Examiner owner, dies at 7952%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler23% Kevin Truong14%7/20/2026, 5:14:59 AM