Keyword summary
0%17 analyzed articles/videos7,915 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Featured Politics results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 4,141 hits. Analysis detected 31,924 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,485 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (33,119 of 34,417 keywords). This Featured Politics is better (less manipulative) than 96.20% of the peer group.
Featured Politics

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

4% percentile
02550751003.8% percentile
1.3% BS Score17 analyzed articles47.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 8.7%8.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Keyword 1.3%1.3%

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: Keyword 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Two Democratic Challengers Make the Case for Change68%
KQED60%By Marisa Lagos88% Scott Shafer0% Guy Marzorati70%6/11/2026, 11:32:16 PM
San José Approves New Immigrant Funding in City Budget, With Cuts and Reserve Spending38%
KQED60%By Guy Marzorati70%6/10/2026, 1:45:09 AM
What’s the Election Vibe at Bay Area Polling Places on California Primary Day?46%
KQED60%By Ella Jackson69%6/2/2026, 9:43:27 PM
California Primary 2026: Key Congressional Races to Watch on Election Day10%
KQED60%By Claire Morgan0% Queena Kim0% The California Newsroom0%6/2/2026, 12:00:30 PM
Who’s Backing California’s Next Governor — and Why36%
KQED60%By Jeanne Kuang37% Jeremia Kimelman0% CalMatters31%5/31/2026, 6:00:15 PM
Tom Steyer Vows to Challenge Corporate Power and Protect Workers from AI at KQED Town Hall37%
KQED60%By Guy Marzorati70%5/30/2026, 11:05:30 AM
Governor's Race Enters the Final Stretch and Down-Ballot Races to Watch60%
KQED60%By Scott Shafer0% Marisa Lagos88% Guy Marzorati70%5/29/2026, 11:30:50 PM
After Pelosi, Young SF Voters Want Change. 2 Progressives Are Competing to Offer It48%
KQED60%By Sydney Johnson57%5/28/2026, 3:00:13 PM
Tom Steyer’s Closing Pitch at KQED Takes on Affordability Crisis, Corporate ‘Enemies’58%
KQED60%By Marisa Lagos88%5/27/2026, 11:00:15 AM
Guide to San Francisco’s Ballot: Dueling Tax Measures, Sunset District Supervisor, Race to Replace Pelosi54%
KQED60%By Marisa Lagos88% Guy Marzorati70% Sydney Johnson57%5/22/2026, 11:05:26 PM