Topic summary
17%11 analyzed articles/videos7,615 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oakland results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Anecdotal, and Halo Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 2,986 hits. Analysis detected 27,611 faulty-reasoning hits from 51,274 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (15,641 of 15,854 topics). This Oakland is better (less manipulative) than 98.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

1% percentile
02550751001.3% percentile
1.1% BS Score11 analyzed articles51.3K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Berkeley's Hopkins Street bike lane proposal heads to a vote20%
San Francisco Chronicle11%By Rachel Swan0%7/24/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Oakland pop-up restaurant owner pauses business after home break-in, sexual assault of 16-year-old son23%
KTVU FOX 263%By Amber Lee73%7/23/2026, 12:54:02 PM
New Parish owner opens up about closing the iconic venue5%
The Oaklandside4%By Azucena Rasilla2%7/21/2026, 11:00:00 PM
Are Oakland vendors being harassed by cops?49%
The Oaklandside4%By Jose Fermoso20%7/17/2026, 11:24:00 PM
How 1 Oakland Woman Is Building Community in an Increasingly Unaffordable Bay Area29%
KQED61%By Otis R. Taylor Jr.0%6/10/2026, 11:00:32 AM
Oakland Police: Judge Clears Path For Possible End to Federal Oversight25%
KQED61%By Alex Hall0%5/28/2026, 2:00:32 AM
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee Signals She’ll Run for Full Term in November52%
KQED61%By Izzy Bloom0% Brian Watt0%5/20/2026, 11:54:07 PM
Homelessness Is Down in Alameda County. Can It Maintain That Progress?6%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti70%5/20/2026, 12:06:24 AM
Oakland School Board Set to Extend Denise Saddler’s Superintendent Contract68%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti70%5/13/2026, 11:19:19 PM
Elon Musk Takes Aim at OpenAI as Trial Begins: ‘It’s Not OK to Steal a Charity’20%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti70% Rachael Myrow42%4/29/2026, 12:06:05 AM