Topic summary
27%10 analyzed articles/videos6,396 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco Politics results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 2,056 hits. Analysis detected 17,728 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,115 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 9% (13,963 of 15,348 topics). This San Francisco Politics is better (less manipulative) than 91.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score10 analyzed articles24.1K 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 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Why the case for an S.F. public bank makes no sense82%
San Francisco Chronicle9%By Prasad Krishnamurthy96%7/18/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Proposal Would Allow San Francisco Small Business Owners to Unionize68%
KQED60%By Sydney Johnson58%7/17/2026, 10:27:55 PM
S.F. proposal to double campaign contribution limit from $500 to $1,000 in doubt44%
Mission Local24%By Yujie Zhou70%7/16/2026, 11:00:00 AM
San Francisco drops affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%11%
Mission Local24%By Aaliyah Español-Rivas8%7/15/2026, 1:33:42 AM
Fall Ballot Measures Aim to Build More Affordable Housing That San Francisco Desperately Needs35%
San Francisco Public Press53%By Madison Alvarado66%7/9/2026, 10:45:20 PM
Beyond Signatures: How Voters Can Provide Crucial Feedback on Ballot Measures3%
San Francisco Public Press53%By Lylah Schmedel-Permanna14%7/9/2026, 3:00:00 PM
San Francisco Supervisors Demand Answers After Pride Weekend Police Raid32%
KQED60%By Sydney Johnson58%6/30/2026, 11:16:51 PM
Daniel Lurie’s Endorsements Are Dominating San Francisco’s Early Returns57%
KQED60%By Scott Shafer0% Marisa Lagos88% Guy Marzorati70% Sydney Johnson58%6/5/2026, 11:05:46 PM
U.S. House of Representatives, District 114%
KQED60%By npiper0%6/1/2026, 11:02:00 PM
SF human rights boss paid out thousands to celebs — and hawked her kids' book32%
California Post89%By Annie Gaus0%4/1/2026, 1:34:55 AM