Topic summary
81%20 analyzed articles/videos12,071 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Florida results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 6,217 hits. Analysis detected 51,383 faulty-reasoning hits from 50,420 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 26% (11,430 of 15,256 topics). This Florida is better (less manipulative) than 74.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

25% percentile
025507510025.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score20 analyzed articles50.4K 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 12.3%12.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.4%6.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Man charged in 1992 killing of woman found in S.F. Chinatown alley9%
San Francisco Chronicle10%By Annie Vainshtein0%7/23/2026, 12:30:53 AM
Dramatic video shows Florida mom's close escape as lightning strikes right behind her66%
New York Post89%By Chris Bradford72%7/17/2026, 12:56:11 PM
How a tiny Caribbean island made American independence possible33%
The Conversation0%By R. Grant Gilmore III0%6/30/2026, 12:34:58 PM
Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt69%
Reason.com40%By C.J. Ciaramella0%6/26/2026, 5:52:14 PM
Killer’s last words revealed as he becomes Florida’s oldest executed inmate7%
The Independent66%By David Fischer38% Russ Bynum0% Philip Marcelo25%6/25/2026, 11:31:04 PM
Spread of flesh-eating parasites sparks new rules in Southern US61%
The Independent66%By Graig Graziosi62%6/8/2026, 10:32:03 PM
Viral bodycam captures Florida deputy's traffic stop unravel as he accuses one-handed driver of holding phone48%
Fox News87%By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten0%5/29/2026, 9:42:52 PM
Researchers fear another hot summer could further cripple Florida’s already struggling coral reefs34%
The Independent66%By Jasmine Fernández0%5/28/2026, 10:47:21 PM
Star college football prospect Deontavis Cooper tragically dies in car crash just days before joining Tulane team training5%
Daily Mail57%By Jake Fenner0%5/24/2026, 10:25:20 PM
US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime7%
The Guardian80%By Richard Luscombe0%5/20/2026, 10:40:24 PM