Topic summary
0%18 analyzed articles/videos9,040 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Manhattan results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 4,677 hits. Analysis detected 33,558 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,456 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 23% (12,863 of 16,562 topics). This Manhattan is better (less manipulative) than 77.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510022.3% percentile
2.0% BS Score18 analyzed articles35.5K 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 9.5%9.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.2%13.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.0%10.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%

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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

New York shrinks ‘frozen zone’ around compromised high-rise but warns of tense days ahead as it rushes to save structure36%
The Independent45%By Brendan Rascius75%7/8/2026, 5:44:39 AM
NYPD hunts suspect who raped young woman at knifepoint in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village22%
New York Daily News76%By Roni Jacobson63%7/8/2026, 5:17:23 AM
Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years for fraud52%
The Independent68%By Michael R. Sisak16% Larry Neumeister21% Jennifer Peltz0%6/29/2026, 5:00:33 PM
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers withdraw psychiatric defense in CEO murder trial4%
The Independent68%By Michael R. Sisak16%6/18/2026, 5:14:30 PM
Early Addition: The proper way to release a great white shark you accidentally catch37%
Gothamist77%By James Ramsay0%6/15/2026, 5:58:51 AM
‘Insane,’ ‘gross,’ ‘unsafe’: Emails reveal how ICE really feels about Manhattan’s overcrowded lockup43%
The Independent68%By Alex Woodward73%5/30/2026, 5:22:31 AM
Officials blame cold winter for metal and concrete that smashed onto Manhattan expressway
Gothamist77%By Walter Wuthmann0%5/21/2026, 1:26:29 PM
Woman who fell into Con Ed manhole in NYC died from scald burns, blunt force trauma50%
Gothamist77%By Michael Sol Warren74%5/21/2026, 5:08:48 AM
Woman dies after falling down Con Edison manhole in Midtown, police say27%
Gothamist77%By Brittany Kriegstein66%5/19/2026, 4:48:53 AM
Exclusive | Manhattan's largest 2-bedroom apartment asks $25M68%
New York Post89%By Mary K. Jacob0%5/19/2026, 4:00:00 AM