Topic summary
0%14 analyzed articles/videos10,971 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Missouri Legislature results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 4,491 hits. Analysis detected 32,186 faulty-reasoning hits from 44,554 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,820 of 15,689 topics). This Missouri Legislature is better (less manipulative) than 94.50% of the peer group.
Missouri Legislature
Topic details
Total words: 44,554
Article count: 14
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.5% percentile
1.4% BS Score14 analyzed articles44.6K 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 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.1%10.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Most education bills failed in the Missouri legislature this year — here's why51%
STLPR0%By Lilley Halloran0%6/4/2026, 10:00:00 AM
6 takeaways from a less contentious 2026 Missouri legislative session45%
STLPR0%By Jason Rosenbaum0%5/18/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Missouri legislature ends drama-reduced week with key agenda items now up to voters31%
STLPR0%By Jason Rosenbaum0%5/16/2026, 1:55:32 AM
Missouri legislature passes wide-ranging crime bill including easier expungements41%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Jason Rosenbaum0%5/15/2026, 9:18:56 PM
Missouri school officials worried about tight budgets without a fully funded education formula93%
St. Louis Public Radio0%By Lilley Halloran0%5/7/2026, 10:17:25 PM
Missouri would follow Congress' decision on daylight saving time under House bill62%
St. Louis Public Radio0%By Lilley Halloran0%4/28/2026, 12:28:14 PM
Missouri schools and colleges will be required to address antisemitism5%
STLPR0%By Lilley Halloran0%4/23/2026, 11:03:35 PM
Missouri Senate’s $48.8B budget restores higher education funding changes and cuts to child care37%
STLPR0%By Sarah Kellogg38%4/23/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Permanently eliminating Missouri's income tax moves forward with Senate approval54%
St. Louis Public Radio0%By Sarah Kellogg38%4/16/2026, 7:00:52 PM
Missouri House votes to bar some legal immigrants from food aid, bring back presidential primary19%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR56%By Sarah Kellogg38% Lilley Halloran0%4/10/2026, 2:33:18 PM