Topic summary
72%1 analyzed article/video647 analyzed words
BS Summary: These St Petersburg Mayor Race results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 232 hits. Analysis detected 1,405 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,941 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 42% (9,685 of 16,562 topics). This St Petersburg Mayor Race is better (less manipulative) than 58.50% of the peer group.
St Petersburg Mayor Race
Topic details
Total words: 1,941
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510041.5% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.9K 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 11.9%11.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.7%8.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.8%6.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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