Topic summary
69%14 analyzed articles/videos15,224 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Affordability results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 7,735 hits. Analysis detected 61,382 faulty-reasoning hits from 60,828 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,268 of 16,104 topics). This Affordability is better (less manipulative) than 76.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.8% percentile
2.0% BS Score14 analyzed articles60.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.7%12.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lurie wanted San Francisco to bounce back. Now he’s got an affordability crisis42%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Hannah Wiley26%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 PM
I’ve knocked on 4,000 doors. We need more urgency to bring down the cost of living90%
ctmirror.org18%By Eli Sabin99%7/20/2026, 4:01:00 AM
Join us for a live series on what it means to make New York more affordable68%
Gothamist76%By WNYC Staff88%7/17/2026, 8:06:57 PM
Gov. Greg Abbott rolls out initiatives to limit growth in home, car insurance costs70%
Houston Public Media11%By Andrew Schneider88%7/15/2026, 9:01:47 PM
More than 8K NYC renters evicted so far this year, as affordability crisis grows42%
Gothamist76%By David Brand72%7/6/2026, 1:00:50 PM
In 250 Years of U.S. Housing, We Are Now Living in Unprecedented Times31%
Newsweek34%By Giulia Carbonaro9%7/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
How 1 Oakland Woman Is Building Community in an Increasingly Unaffordable Bay Area29%
KQED61%By Otis R. Taylor Jr.0%6/10/2026, 11:00:32 AM
25 Great Bay Area Meals for $12 or Less83%
KQED61%By Luke Tsai0%5/8/2026, 7:45:50 PM
Two cities named Springfield are dominating America's hottest housing markets for different reasons77%
Fox Business92%By Kristen Altus95%5/7/2026, 4:34:43 PM
Home flipping in NYC is hiking prices, pushing out Black residents, report says100%
Gothamist76%By Arya Sundaram81%5/1/2026, 10:30:47 AM