Topic summary
66%8 analyzed articles/videos2,277 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Election Administration results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 2,340 hits. Analysis detected 18,429 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,643 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,518 of 16,446 topics). This Election Administration is better (less manipulative) than 76.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.9% percentile
2.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles18.6K 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 12.6%12.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.8%11.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 12.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.4%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate