Topic summary
44% 5 analyzed articles/videos 805 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mayor results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.9% saturation with 1,490 hits . Analysis detected 8,771 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,358 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 23% (11,979 of 15,447 topics). This Mayor is better (less manipulative) than 77.50% of the peer group. Mayor
Topic details
Total words: 9,358
Article count: 5
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.5% percentile 2.0% BS Score5 analyzed articles9.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.6% 7.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 15.9% 15.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 14.7% 14.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.5% 2.5% 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 15.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.7%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Begging the Question: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
WAMU 15% 7/17/2026, 12:58:57 PM