Topic summary
49%11 analyzed articles/videos4,305 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Finance results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 3,393 hits. Analysis detected 28,692 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,713 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (14,030 of 15,327 topics). This Public Finance is better (less manipulative) than 91.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score11 analyzed articles35.7K 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 7.4%7.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.5%9.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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CT Mirror17%By Keith M. Phaneuf0%7/16/2026, 9:00:00 AM
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WBUR News5%By Sam Drysdale97% State House News Service44%7/15/2026, 3:14:43 PM
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KUER0%By Macy Lipkin0%6/22/2026, 8:00:00 AM
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KUOW Public Radio72%By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch0%6/12/2026, 4:10:08 PM
St. Louis aldermen move forward with Rams settlement bill as tempers flare over tornado funding37%
STLPR0%By Kavahn Mansouri58%6/10/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Chicago's teetering debt is stark warning left-wing mayor is fueling 'pay later' doom cycle: expert60%
Fox News88%By Charles Creitz0%3/20/2026, 6:50:46 PM