Topic summary
0%10 analyzed articles/videos7,901 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Politics Elections And Government results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 3,200 hits. Analysis detected 21,167 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,300 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (15,364 of 16,562 topics). This Politics Elections And Government is better (less manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.2% percentile
1.5% BS Score10 analyzed articles29.3K 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 10.9%10.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.0%7.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 10.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Data center opponents in a Missouri town file to recall mayor and council members11%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Katie Grawitch0%5/21/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Negativ…20%False D…7%Appeal …13%
Jackson County charges Missouri Highway trooper in towing corruption scheme7%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Kowthar Shire0%5/18/2026, 8:15:40 PM
Big changes arrive July 1 for student borrowers, including in loan repayments70%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Shauneen Miranda0%5/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM
With Rep. Sam Graves retiring, his redrawn district in northern Missouri got more competitive27%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Jason Rosenbaum0%4/3/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Missouri lawmakers consider breaking up electric monopolies like Evergy to lower utility prices62%
KCUR57%By Jana Rose Schleis0%4/1/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Missouri bill to split Jackson County from Kansas City gets little support from lawmakers55%
KCUR57%By Kowthar Shire0%3/27/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Missouri Supreme Court throws out voter registration restrictions but keeps photo ID law7%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Rachel Lippmann0%3/24/2026, 9:00:28 PM
Missouri Supreme Court upholds Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan4%
St. Louis Public Radio57%By Jason Rosenbaum0%3/24/2026, 7:49:00 PM
Missouri's legislative session is resuming. Here are 5 things we're watching6%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Sarah Kellogg38%3/23/2026, 1:54:57 PM
Plan to eliminate Missouri's income tax heads to state Senate61%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Sarah Kellogg38% Lilley Halloran0%3/13/2026, 8:00:00 AM