Topic summary
35%5 analyzed articles/videos3,544 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Arts & Culture results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Halo Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 1,099 hits. Analysis detected 9,891 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,571 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (13,717 of 15,149 topics). This Arts & Culture is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score5 analyzed articles15.6K 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 7.1%7.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘So Stupid!’ Bill Maher Rips Artists Ditching Kennedy Center Performances Over Trump Name Flap67%
Mediaite69%By Joe DePaolo59%7/20/2026, 1:02:50 PM
Philly weekly events calendar: July 20 to 267%
Billy Penn5%By Heather J. Chin4%7/20/2026, 12:50:52 PM
Market East public input callout; Philly shipyard news; World Cup murals in Chinatown | Morning Roundup11%
Billy Penn at WHYY5%By Billy Penn Staff16%7/20/2026, 12:15:00 PM
Simon Field Dies: Former Rotterdam Film Festival Director Was 8042%
Deadline26%By Zac Ntim0%7/20/2026, 11:05:57 AM
‘A joyful occasion’: Portland mass wedding sees dozens exchanging vows50%
OPB4%By Joni Land78%7/19/2026, 8:02:08 PM
At Vermont’s Estey Organ Museum, many donations total $10. Then came one so big, it paid off the mortgage.52%
VTDigger18%By Kevin O'Connor75%7/19/2026, 11:52:00 AM
Sean Teare on ICE shooting (July 17, 2026)29%
Houston Public Media10%By Michael Hagerty3%7/17/2026, 11:00:58 AM
The Wire: Berkeley teen swims from Ireland to Scotland; a tour of Richard Pryor's Berkeley23%
Berkeleyside35%By Berkeleyside Staff17%7/17/2026, 12:15:00 AM
Around Berkeley: Central Works’ final production, Elmwood Beer Crawl, game convention59%
Berkeleyside35%By Karen Nguyen Vo83% Andrew Gilbert83%7/16/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Today in History: July 14, ‘Billy the Kid’ shot and killed6%
The Mercury News16%By Associated Press59%7/14/2026, 8:00:56 AM