Keyword summary
42%12 analyzed articles/videos7,250 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ballot Measure results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 2,257 hits. Analysis detected 21,341 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,508 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (47,237 of 53,701 keywords). This Ballot Measure is better (less manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

12% percentile
025507510012.0% percentile
1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles32.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 6.9%6.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 0.9%0.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 6.4%6.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 3.2%3.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Keyword 0.9%0.9%

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: Keyword 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Availab…9%Framing…16%Quote-f…10%
Newport Beach Asks Judge to Block Ballot Initiative Aimed at Limiting Housing7%
Voice of OC55%By Noah Biesiada61%8/5/2026, 5:58:00 AM
Before the Gavel: Apartment Association Voices Opposition to Pasadena Fire Parcel Tax as Council Weighs Ballot Measure64%
Pasadena Now20%By ANDRÈ COLEMAN81%8/3/2026, 6:53:00 AM
Santa Clara voters to weigh public works change in November21%
San José Spotlight12%By Maryanne Casas-Perez11%7/30/2026, 12:00:39 PM
CV Mayor Accuses Union of Quid-Pro-Quo Offer35%
Voice of San Diego36%By Voice of San Diego38%7/22/2026, 2:15:00 AM
South County Report: Chula Vista Is on the Verge of Radically Reshaping Its Government21%
Voice of San Diego36%By Jim Hinch28%7/16/2026, 3:40:31 PM
Three Fresno supervisors shut down Better Roads tax measure after tense clash65%
Fresnoland35%By Julianna Morano38%7/14/2026, 4:43:09 PM
Fresno’s critical transportation tax has enough signatures for the November ballot — but there’s one more hurdle38%
Fresnoland35%By Julianna Morano38%7/8/2026, 8:16:25 PM
Maine petition aims to put universal healthcare on 2027 ballot49%
Maine Beacon90%By Kathryn Carley84% Maine News Service84%7/1/2026, 10:15:49 AM
California voters to consider ballot measure to increase taxes on billionaires54%
Fox Business95%By Landon Mion90% Bradford Betz76%6/26/2026, 12:39:49 AM
L.A. voters turning down measure to raise hotel bed tax ahead of Olympics54%
Los Angeles Times88%By Sandra McDonald0%6/4/2026, 3:00:00 AM