KUOW⁠73%

Sound Politics ⁠79%

By Libby Denkmann⁠0% Scott Greenstone⁠0% Catharine Smith⁠0% Hans Anderson⁠0%

5/11/2026, 1:04:45 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Self-Serving Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 53.7% saturation with 65 hits. Analysis detected 406 faulty-reasoning hits from 121 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 69.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠79% (4,801 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 78.10% of the article peer group.

A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. 
Produced by KUOW in Seattle. 
There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. 
The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. 
In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what’s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference. 
New episodes every week. 
Team: 
Libby Denkmann, Host 
Scott Greenstone, Host 
Catharine Smith, Editor 
Hans Anderson, Producer 
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! 
If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundpoliticsnotes. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 1.8%KUOW: 2.6%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 1.8%KUOW: 1.3%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 9.1%Libby Denkmann: 5.5%KUOW: 3.4%Availability Heuristic9.1%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 1.7%KUOW: 1.2%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 1.1%KUOW: 0.7%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 2.3%KUOW: 1.4%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 51.2%Libby Denkmann: 13.1%KUOW: 7.4%Framing Effect51.2%This article: 18.2%Libby Denkmann: 2.1%KUOW: 1.0%Loss Aversion18.2%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 2.4%KUOW: 1.0%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.1%KUOW: 0.2%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 6.4%KUOW: 3.8%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.7%KUOW: 1.8%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 19.8%Libby Denkmann: 8.6%KUOW: 8.0%Negativity Bias19.8%This article: 32.2%Libby Denkmann: 3.0%KUOW: 2.0%Self-Serving Bias32.2%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.5%KUOW: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.1%KUOW: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 6.7%KUOW: 2.0%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.7%KUOW: 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 9.9%KUOW: 2.7%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.2%KUOW: 0.2%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 2.5%KUOW: 1.1%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.4%KUOW: 0.4%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.1%KUOW: 0.5%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.2%KUOW: 0.3%Straw Man0.0%This article: 36.4%Libby Denkmann: 5.7%KUOW: 4.3%Appeal to Authority36.4%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 2.6%KUOW: 1.4%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.9%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.2%KUOW: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 5.6%KUOW: 4.1%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.8%KUOW: 0.3%Red Herring0.0%This article: 32.2%Libby Denkmann: 2.2%KUOW: 0.8%Bandwagon32.2%This article: 10.7%Libby Denkmann: 8.7%KUOW: 6.1%Appeal to Emotion10.7%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 1.3%KUOW: 0.8%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 1.4%KUOW: 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 7.4%Libby Denkmann: 0.1%KUOW: 0.3%Burden of Proof7.4%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.2%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.2%KUOW: 0.2%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 2.9%KUOW: 3.3%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.7%KUOW: 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.1%KUOW: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.0%KUOW: 0.2%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.4%KUOW: 0.2%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.5%KUOW: 1.0%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.3%KUOW: 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 32.2%Libby Denkmann: 2.4%KUOW: 3.2%Biased Writer Voice32.2%This article: 32.2%Libby Denkmann: 1.1%KUOW: 1.5%Indoctrination32.2%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 1.6%KUOW: 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Libby Denkmann: 0.2%KUOW: 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 53.7%Libby Denkmann: 1.9%KUOW: 1.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…53.7%

121 words analyzed.

Speakers

5speakers32%attributed speech82writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 0.0% coverageKUOW • 5 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 11 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 39 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 4 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 1 words • 0.0% coverageLibby Denkmann • 3 words • 0.0% coverageScott Greenstone • 3 words • 0.0% coverageCatharine Smith • 3 words • 0.0% coverageHans Anderson • 3 words • 0.0% coverageKUOW • 13 words • 100.0% coverageKUOW • 9 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

KUOW

100%flagged-word coverage
27 attributed words69% of attributed speech99% writer coverage
0%42.5%85.0%Attempt to Sell a Product +29.0 ptsWriter: 52.4%KUOW: 81.5%81.5%Biased Writer Voice-47.6 ptsWriter: 47.6%KUOW: 0.0%0.0%Indoctrination-47.6 ptsWriter: 47.6%KUOW: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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