Topic summary
48%9 analyzed articles/videos2,881 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gubernatorial Elections results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.6% saturation with 3,632 hits. Analysis detected 21,495 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,689 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 28% (11,841 of 16,245 topics). This Gubernatorial Elections is better (less manipulative) than 72.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510027.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score9 analyzed articles20.7K 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 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.4%11.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate