Publication summary
34%30 analyzed articles/videos24,766 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Nevada Independent results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 4,727 hits. Analysis detected 50,387 faulty-reasoning hits from 106,593 analyzed words across 30 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 17% (478 of 570 publications). This The Nevada Independent is better (less manipulative) than 83.80% of the peer group.
The Nevada Independent

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

16% percentile
025507510016.2% percentile
0.9% BS Score30 analyzed articles106.6K 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 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

OPINION: How to quit smoking? Tax the heck out of it37%
The Nevada Independent34%By Jeffrey Drope0%8/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
ICE is looking to lease parking spots in downtown Las Vegas. Here's what we know.18%
The Nevada Independent34%By Isabella Aldrete0%8/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Tres encuestas Republicanas muestran a Lombardo con amplia ventaja en contienda por gubernatura de Nevada6%
The Nevada Independent34%By Eric Neugeboren72%8/7/2026, 1:15:00 AM
OPINION: The failing socialism of Trump's GOP86%
The Nevada Independent34%By Michael Schaus98%8/6/2026, 2:00:00 AM
From abortion to taxes: Where Nevada's 2026 governor candidates stand on the issues4%
The Nevada Independent34%By Tabitha Mueller1%8/6/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Does Nevada law require menstrual products in boys' bathrooms?3%
The Nevada Independent34%By Rocío Hernández30%8/5/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Trump talks up Nevada GOP candidates in Vegas while touting the economy and tax policies10%
The Nevada Independent34%By Mini Racker21%8/5/2026, 5:56:05 PM
Three GOP polls show Lombardo with sizable lead in Nevada governor's race54%
The Nevada Independent34%By Eric Neugeboren72%8/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Superintendente del Condado Clark destaca nuevos fondos para transporte escolar34%
The Nevada Independent34%By Rocío Hernández30%8/5/2026, 8:00:43 AM
OPINION: We lucked into getting a new state park. That's not how it should work.27%
The Nevada Independent34%By Trystin St. Denis-Roberts48%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM