Topic summary
0%10 analyzed articles/videos12,379 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Missouri results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Anecdotal, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 3,320 hits. Analysis detected 28,125 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,594 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (14,770 of 15,142 topics). This Missouri is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
1.2% BS Score10 analyzed articles47.6K 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 7.0%7.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%

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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

12 dead in Sunday morning plane crash in Butler, Missouri3%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Madeline Fox48% Sam Zeff52%6/14/2026, 6:08:40 PM
Gore touts progress in three years as St. Louis circuit attorney49%
STLPR0%By Rachel Lippmann0%6/4/2026, 8:03:16 PM
Does the safety net need a safety net? With changes to SNAP, more Kansas Citians are losing benefits12%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Suzanne King23%5/31/2026, 9:00:00 AM
A Kansas City immigrant’s last hope to stay hinges on asylum. But the odds are against her11%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Celisa Calacal0%5/28/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Missouri kids keep getting stuck in hospitals, even after being cleared for discharge35%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Cara Anthony0%5/19/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Lawsuit challenges Missouri ballot plan to phase out income tax and expand sales tax38%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Jason Hancock0%5/16/2026, 9:00:00 AM
'Route 66 is about people.' Kansas and Missouri towns keep historic highway alive, 100 years later65%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Rachel Schnelle0%5/6/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Immigration arrests nearly triple in Missouri under Trump60%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Luke Nozicka0%4/14/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Missouri's legislative session is resuming. Here are 5 things we're watching5%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Sarah Kellogg37%3/23/2026, 1:54:57 PM
Framing…52%Negativ…41%Appeal …19%
Missouri green card holder deported to the Netherlands after 129 days of detainment0%
Columbia Missourian55%By E.V. Beyers0%2/10/2026, 2:27:32 PM