Topic summary
71%28 analyzed articles/videos7,429 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Primary Elections results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 8,851 hits. Analysis detected 93,846 faulty-reasoning hits from 119,343 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (14,368 of 15,461 topics). This Primary Elections is better (less manipulative) than 92.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.1% percentile
1.5% BS Score28 analyzed articles119.3K 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 7.3%7.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

A state Senate primary could bring major changes to CT education1%
CT Mirror18%By Theo Peck-Suzuki0%7/22/2026, 7:24:34 PM
Gotta love that Trump endorsement: 8 storylines from Arizona’s primary34%
Phoenix New Times48%By Zach Buchanan0% Morgan Fischer36%7/22/2026, 2:56:29 PM
Democrats outnumber Republicans 15 to 1 in early Falls Church ballots, so far8%
ARLnow.com26%By Scott McCaffrey26%7/22/2026, 12:30:34 PM
Arizona Republicans pick nominees Tuesday for governor and other top offices38%
Local 10 News40%By JONATHAN J. COOPER39% Associated Press60%7/21/2026, 4:04:03 AM
Poll: Ola Hawatmeh holds narrow edge in unsettled CD 19 field41%
Florida Politics70%By Jesse Mendoza46%7/20/2026, 8:04:13 PM
Here are four congressional races to watch in Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 primary15%
Wisconsin Watch5%By Audrey Lopez-Stane13% Wisconsin Watch11% Zoey Elwood11%7/20/2026, 2:00:00 PM
David Crowley returns to governor’s race in last-minute effort to win Democratic primary71%
Wisconsin Watch5%By Shawn Johnson94% WPR63% Rich Kremer94%7/18/2026, 8:28:39 PM
Did more Democrats run for Wisconsin governor in 2018 than in 2026?11%
Wisconsin Watch5%By Hope Karnopp8% Milwaukee Journal Sentinel10%7/16/2026, 10:00:00 AM
US Senator Gary Peters endorses Haley Stevens85%
WDET 101.9 FM17%By Russ McNamara0%7/14/2026, 4:35:59 PM
Democratic Voters Have Had Enough86%
Washington Monthly52%By David Atkins0%7/3/2026, 9:00:00 AM