Topic summary
46%24 analyzed articles/videos14,027 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Utah Politics results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 5,542 hits. Analysis detected 69,608 faulty-reasoning hits from 90,364 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,568 of 16,562 topics). This Utah Politics is better (less manipulative) than 94.00% of the peer group.
Utah Politics
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.0% percentile
1.4% BS Score24 analyzed articles90.4K 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 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How Dare Trump Put Utah Communities Ahead of Washington’s Land Rules42%
PJ Media71%By David Manney62%7/13/2026, 8:39:00 PM
McAdams win could give Utah lawmakers pause on reviving redistricting fight16%
KUER0%By Sean Higgins0%7/3/2026, 5:31:23 PM
Data center backlash helps sink Utah Senate President Stuart Adams in primary48%
KUER0%By Caroline Ballard0%6/24/2026, 7:13:21 AM
1st District Democratic voters easily hand Ben McAdams a primary win35%
KUER0%By Sean Higgins0% Hugo Rikard-Bell0%6/23/2026, 9:27:10 PM
How Celeste Maloy and Phil Lyman are trying to win over Utah’s biggest district25%
KUER0%By Sean Higgins0%6/3/2026, 11:48:29 PM
Gov. Cox’s two Utah Supreme Court picks would be first-time judges25%
KUER0%By Martha Harris0%6/2/2026, 9:42:41 PM
Karianne Lisonbee takes a populist swing at Blake Moore in 2nd District debate42%
KUER0%By Hugo Rikard-Bell0%6/2/2026, 4:26:31 AM
Utah 1st District Democratic primary: What to know about Nate Blouin53%
KUER0%By Hugo Rikard-Bell0% Sean Higgins0%6/1/2026, 8:00:00 AM
Utah 1st District Democratic primary: What to know about Michael Farrell29%
KUER0%By Hugo Rikard-Bell0% Sean Higgins0%6/1/2026, 8:00:00 AM
Utah 1st District Democratic primary: What to know about Ben McAdams53%
KUER0%By Sean Higgins0% Hugo Rikard-Bell0%6/1/2026, 8:00:00 AM