Topic summary
47%76 analyzed articles/videos36,008 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Infrastructure results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 14,376 hits. Analysis detected 132,676 faulty-reasoning hits from 180,468 analyzed words across 76 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,713 of 16,562 topics). This Infrastructure is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.1% percentile
1.4% BS Score76 analyzed articles180.5K 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 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New Orleans starts charging for custom light displays on CCC5%
nola.com8%By JONAH MEADOWS19%7/25/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Canada Snubs U.S. at Bridge Opening, Trump Reminds Them Who Gets 50 Percent of the Revenue57%
RedState91%By Ben Smith50%7/24/2026, 11:49:00 AM
President Trump expands AI data center ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ to include state governors and utility companies — White House claims this will make electricity more affordable79%
Tom's Hardware50%By Jowi Morales76%7/24/2026, 4:42:41 AM
Transit advocates call the Orange Line extension proposal 'not very serious.' Two Boston councilors say it's overdue.33%
Boston.com19%By Samantha Genzer10%7/24/2026, 2:00:00 AM
San Francisco Is Feeling the Heat, But Infrastructure Isn’t Prepared65%
KQED61%By Sydney Johnson59%7/23/2026, 2:00:00 PM
Metro tried to make bus service better. Somehow, ridership and speeds are both down17%
The 51st48%By Rachel Weiner13%7/23/2026, 10:50:30 AM
‘Dehumanized’: Toll mounts in Iran war with strikes on civilian infrastructure64%
MS NOW95%By Akayla Gardner48%7/23/2026, 5:43:40 AM
🚧 Rethinking Monroe Drive44%
Rough Draft Atlanta39%By Rough Draft Staff55%7/23/2026, 5:30:00 AM
142 AI data center protests staged in 42 states as public opposition increases — organizers brand 'unaccountable' buildouts as an 'unacceptable infringement on our liberty'88%
Tom's Hardware50%By Jowi Morales76%7/23/2026, 4:41:41 AM
Oregon will start charging service providers for undersea cables using its sea floor — millions accrued over years will go toward state schools58%
Tom's Hardware50%By Bruno Ferreira85%7/23/2026, 3:20:00 AM