Topic summary
0%5 analyzed articles/videos2,351 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mayoral Race results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.9% saturation with 2,532 hits. Analysis detected 14,460 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,955 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 18% (13,718 of 16,562 topics). This Mayoral Race is better (less manipulative) than 82.80% of the peer group.
Mayoral Race
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510017.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles17K 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 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.9%14.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate