Topic summary
38%12 analyzed articles/videos6,225 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Services results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 3,114 hits. Analysis detected 27,067 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,645 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,727 of 16,490 topics). This Public Services is better (less manipulative) than 89.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.7% percentile
1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles33.6K 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 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.3%9.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

OC’s Civic Headlines as Fullerton Moves to Defund 35 Vacant Staff Positions77%
Voice of OC77%By Spencer Custodio70%7/24/2026, 12:58:00 PM
Opinion: Meeting the Moment? Mamdani’s Shift from Insurgent to Mayor57%
City Limits48%By Jeanmarie Evelly44%7/22/2026, 8:52:58 PM
Alameda City Attorney’s Office to Launch Housing and Victim Services Mobile Clinic5%
Alameda Post20%By Post Staff Reporting2%7/22/2026, 2:47:00 PM
Documenters report: Minneapolis park board seeks property tax increase3%
MinnPost17%By Twin Cities Documenters3%7/21/2026, 10:09:46 PM
Burnham Starts Premiership Short on Cash, Ideas91%
The American Conservative86%By Iain Macwhirter95%7/21/2026, 4:03:00 AM
Fullerton to Defund Staff Positions and Consider Sales Tax Increase to Curb Deficit27%
Voice of OC77%By Spencer Custodio70%7/20/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Bulky trash block parties return to Oakland starting July 2526%
The Oaklandside5%By Jose Fermoso20%7/17/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Boston school bus vendor fined more than $400,000 over delays, missed trips19%
WBUR News9%By Suevon Lee20%7/14/2026, 4:13:24 PM
Decades-old NYC policy requires NYPD to open public pools, leading to frequent delays34%
Gothamist76%By Liam Quigley0%6/26/2026, 6:40:00 PM
Most council members skipped the public’s only budget hearing, as Atlantans demand more money for parks, not police31%
Atlanta Civic Circle39%By Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon34%5/27/2026, 11:34:30 PM