Topic summary
51%21 analyzed articles/videos12,989 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Historic Preservation results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 4,649 hits. Analysis detected 47,811 faulty-reasoning hits from 56,466 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,702 of 16,562 topics). This Historic Preservation is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.2% percentile
1.6% BS Score21 analyzed articles56.5K 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 7.9%7.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.2%8.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Orleans preservationists fear major changes to national law protecting historic sites74%
NOLA.com8%By Stephanie Riegel52%7/25/2026, 9:00:00 AM
How Trump’s rush to build an arch is rewriting construction rules in historic places41%
WAMU15%By Alison Brody8%7/24/2026, 5:18:15 PM
Rogers Park’s Historic 400 Theater, Closed Since 2023, Reopening This Month Under New Owner17%
Block Club Chicago14%By Madison Savedra0%7/22/2026, 7:23:23 PM
A New Future for NYCHA’s Historic UWS Brownstones? Residents Say Questions Remain30%
City Limits48%By Jeanmarie Evelly44%7/20/2026, 12:32:15 PM
Iconic Loop weather bell to shine again after years in the dark64%
WBEZ Chicago9%By Lee Bey80%7/19/2026, 10:30:00 AM
It was a California roadside icon. Then, vandals wrecked it. The sad end for Pea Soup Andersen’s46%
Los Angeles Times78%By Hannah Fry49%7/18/2026, 10:00:00 AM
A teenage architect redesigned a circa 1900 Craftsman shotgun single in the Marigny17%
NOLA.com8%By Jyl Benson22%7/18/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Data center build next to historic Henry County Black cemetery sparks concerns71%
FOX 5 Atlanta45%7/18/2026, 2:43:48 AM
Legendary WW2 submarine heads to Wisconsin for major facelift34%
Popular Science15%By Andrew Paul22%7/17/2026, 3:30:00 PM
Excelsior Club demolition triggers memories, hopes and concerns71%
QCity Metro29%By Glenn H. Burkins23%7/17/2026, 10:28:37 AM