Topic summary
32%4 analyzed articles/videos1,102 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gubernatorial Race results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Halo Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 780 hits. Analysis detected 5,835 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,600 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 43% (8,869 of 15,510 topics). This Gubernatorial Race is better (less manipulative) than 57.20% of the peer group.
Gubernatorial Race
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510042.8% percentile
2.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles5.6K 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 10.3%10.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.9%13.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.0%3.0%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 10.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate