Topic summary
26%6 analyzed articles/videos2,035 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Primary Election results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Indoctrination, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 782 hits. Analysis detected 8,378 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,086 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 19% (13,559 of 16,562 topics). This Primary Election is better (less manipulative) than 81.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.1% percentile
1.8% BS Score6 analyzed articles11.1K 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 6.7%6.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.0%7.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.6%5.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate