Topic summary
43%20 analyzed articles/videos10,441 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Transportation results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 3,417 hits. Analysis detected 35,971 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,507 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (15,196 of 15,447 topics). This Public Transportation is better (less manipulative) than 98.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751001.6% percentile
1.1% BS Score20 analyzed articles62.5K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

VTA’s Record-Breaking World Cup Ridership Nets Just Around $1 Per Trip41%
KQED60%By Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman29%7/22/2026, 11:00:00 AM
After years of debate, S.F. agency settles on spot for future Bayview Caltrain station12%
Mission Local24%By Marina Newman12%7/22/2026, 10:45:00 AM
Ambigui…0.9%Attempt…8%
(VIDEO) Casper City Council to consider transit services agreement with county at meeting1%
Oil City News24%By Tommy Culkin14%7/22/2026, 12:01:33 AM
How would a Front Range train work, what would it cost, and when would it start?37%
The Colorado Sun5%By Michael Booth37%7/21/2026, 10:08:00 AM
SF Supervisor to Launch Inquiry on Waymo's July Fourth Traffic Meltdown29%
KQED60%By Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman29%7/7/2026, 7:36:22 PM
Shameless female fare evader gets STUCK under gates while trying to ride San Francisco's BART train for free24%
Daily Mail Online78%By Alexa Cimino15%7/7/2026, 4:11:46 PM
Jackson County could vote on transit tax to help fund buses. Residents can weigh in now37%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Savannah Hawley-Bates0%7/7/2026, 9:00:00 AM
MetroLink starts rollout of new automated fare gates, security cameras56%
STLPR0%By Annisyn Krebs-Carr0%7/6/2026, 9:46:36 PM
What you need to know about the just-approved Green Line bus route in St. Louis15%
STLPR0%By Rebecca Thiele0%6/26/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Kansas City bus agency wants to use AI facial recognition. Critics say it'll make riders less safe35%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR55%By Savannah Hawley-Bates0%6/25/2026, 9:00:00 AM