Topic summary
45%20 analyzed articles/videos9,671 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Community Engagement results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Halo Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 4,021 hits. Analysis detected 40,831 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,822 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (13,794 of 15,753 topics). This Community Engagement is better (less manipulative) than 87.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.4% percentile
1.7% BS Score20 analyzed articles49.8K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Art Institute’s Growing ‘Project Windows’ Initiative Gets A Boost From Northwest Side Businesses14%
Block Club Chicago14%By Molly DeVore25%7/22/2026, 7:13:15 PM
After a six-year pause, Rally for Salish aims to reconnect Spokane with the Indigenous languages woven into its history14%
The Inlander15%By Jase Picanso5%7/22/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Transportation Advocates and Neighborhood Groups Seek a “Better West Burnside”40%
Portland Mercury84%By Taylor Griggs42%7/22/2026, 1:20:25 AM
Sandy Springs committee identifies housing affordability and parks as key priorities4%
Rough Draft Atlanta50%By Hayden Sumlin0%7/21/2026, 9:22:57 PM
New Market East engagement center is one more step toward corridor redevelopment73%
Billy Penn at WHYY5%By Violet Comber-Wilen49%7/20/2026, 9:00:00 AM
West Side residents brainstorm new names for César Chávez Street after abuse allegations9%
Sahan Journal9%By Sara Hussein21%7/17/2026, 10:26:26 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions about CPS funding, selecting a new CPS chief and building community46%
WBEZ10%By WBEZ Staff0%7/16/2026, 10:30:00 AM
Bridgeport: Sit & Speak Listening Session44%
CT Mirror18%By Reginald David14%7/15/2026, 3:00:00 PM
What’s going on at Fresno High? Inside the enrollment declines at the city’s oldest high school52%
Fresnoland55%By Diego Vargas77%7/13/2026, 1:30:00 PM
‘Mr. B Baby’ Is Painting Wings of Resistance and Representation on East L.A. Streets Against AI Art37%
L.A. TACO84%By Hadley Tomicki61%7/7/2026, 5:53:51 PM