Topic summary
74%56 analyzed articles/videos29,271 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Local Government results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 17,461 hits. Analysis detected 149,113 faulty-reasoning hits from 149,533 analyzed words across 56 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (10,049 of 11,919 topics). This Local Government is better (less manipulative) than 84.30% of the peer group.
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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)
Local Government attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.
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Local Government vs sitewide
Local Government attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

Analyzed articles and videos

Jersey City mayor’s proposed budget combines contentious 15.5% tax hike with $58M in cuts25%
Gothamist75%By Ryan Kost84%7/11/2026, 4:23:00 PM
'Vandals' Tear Down Buffalo, NY Flag Celebrating Somali Independence94%
townhall.com87%By Joseph Chalfant100%7/3/2026, 6:00:15 PM
Jersey City punts on 15% tax increase, but the big bills are still coming49%
Gothamist75%By Michael Sol Warren81%7/2/2026, 5:29:00 PM
Aldermen delay vote on data center zoning bill, just days before scheduled recess8%
STLPR0%By Will Bauer0%7/2/2026, 10:00:00 AM
County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’52%
404 Media43%By Matthew Gault0%6/30/2026, 3:49:10 PM
Democrat Minneapolis Mayor Lifts Ban on Gay Sex Bathhouses40%
Breitbart83%By Olivia Rondeau0%6/29/2026, 5:19:18 PM
Local Officials Vow To Shield the Public from Virginia's Authoritarian New Gun Laws74%
Reason.com38%By J.D. Tuccille0%6/29/2026, 11:00:30 AM
St. Charles County Executive Ehlmann forgoes retirement to try to stop Eigel37%
STLPR0%By Jason Rosenbaum0%6/25/2026, 7:19:14 PM
San José Inches Closer to Ranked Choice Voting — but Only in Some City Elections35%
KQED57%By Guy Marzorati0%6/24/2026, 12:17:36 AM
The Grove’s bars fight back as St. Louis mayor pushes early closures during Pride weekend26%
STLPR0%By Brian Munoz0%6/23/2026, 4:09:21 PM