Topic summary
47%17 analyzed articles/videos8,615 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Queens results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.5% saturation with 4,117 hits. Analysis detected 28,916 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,864 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,351 of 15,766 topics). This Queens is better (less manipulative) than 84.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.3% percentile
1.8% BS Score17 analyzed articles32.9K 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 7.3%7.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.5%12.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 12.1%12.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Fallen soldier from Ozone Park always wanted to serve, family says30%
Gothamist76%By Brittany Kriegstein67%7/23/2026, 6:30:02 PM
Reporter Alleges Street Vendors Reflect Broader Problems in Queens: “This Is What Is Going On”67%
The Daily Dot54%By Akil Rashid63%7/15/2026, 9:08:31 PM
N.Y. and N.J. are hosting the World Cup. The real party is along the 7 train23%
NPR84%By Jasmine Garsd0%6/11/2026, 9:00:00 AM
2 killed in Queensboro Bridge bike lane crash as riders call for more enforcement35%
Gothamist76%By Charles Lane35% Stephen Nessen66%5/28/2026, 5:14:00 PM
LaGuardia runway remains shut until Saturday due to inspections after sinkhole repairs14%
Gothamist76%By Ryan Kost75%5/22/2026, 12:57:21 PM
MTA raised alarms about Amtrak tunnel plan before this week's Penn Station meltdown51%
Gothamist76%By Stephen Nessen66%5/16/2026, 12:01:06 PM
Fire at Queens church may answer burning question: Is Astoria's founder buried there?10%
Gothamist76%By Rhiannon Rashidi0%5/3/2026, 11:00:46 AM
Queens woman killed by box truck driver had just dropped 6-year-old daughter at school68%
New York Daily News75%By Emma Seiwell50% Sheetal Banchariya0%4/19/2026, 9:09:57 PM
Minutes before dying in Queens hit-run crash, he tried to call girlfriend. She missed the call.38%
New York Daily News75%By Julian Roberts-Grmela0% Leonard Greene72%4/4/2026, 6:00:33 PM
Is Linden Blvd NYC's new 'Boulevard of Death?' 9 dead in crashes on street since 2021.0%
Gothamist76%By Liam Quigley0%4/1/2026, 10:00:57 AM