Topic summary
62%25 analyzed articles/videos17,956 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gubernatorial Election results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.1% saturation with 6,465 hits. Analysis detected 65,252 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,047 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,983 of 16,562 topics). This Gubernatorial Election is better (less manipulative) than 84.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score25 analyzed articles71K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lamont pledges to extend ACA subsidies. His gubernatorial challengers are split15%
CT Mirror20%By Katy Golvala44% Keith M. Phaneuf13%7/23/2026, 12:58:19 PM
Josh Shapiro may be the biggest fundraising juggernaut Pennsylvania politics has ever produced21%
The Philadelphia Inquirer21%By Joe Yerardi27%7/23/2026, 3:01:00 AM
James Fishback’s eligibility for Governor’s race hangs in balance as Judge eyes Monday ruling18%
Florida Politics71%By Jesse Scheckner59%7/21/2026, 5:10:12 PM
The Democrat civil war is real — and it is happening in Wisconsin82%
The Blaze79%By Brooke Brandtjen87%7/21/2026, 5:00:00 AM
After tough primary loss, some Silicon Valley donors regroup to back Becerra for governor50%
Mission Local26%By Brandon Pho44%7/21/2026, 5:00:00 AM
David Crowley returns to governor’s race in last-minute effort to win Democratic primary71%
Wisconsin Watch4%By Shawn Johnson94% WPR63% Rich Kremer94%7/18/2026, 1:28:39 PM
Donald Trump endorses ‘Pillow Man’ Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor54%
MinnPost17%By Bill Barrow42% AP40%7/16/2026, 10:39:37 AM
Blackburn refuses to debate. What that means in Tennessee’s primary for governor32%
WPLN News12%By Marianna Bacallao11%7/15/2026, 2:30:34 AM
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KFF Health News23%By Christine Mai-Duc0%7/6/2026, 8:40:52 AM
Fact-checking Florida Republicans’ Sunshine State Showdown9%
PolitiFact6%By Samantha Putterman0% Amy Sherman10%6/26/2026, 5:00:00 PM