Topic summary
46% 30 analyzed articles/videos 30,905 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ballot Measures results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 9,754 hits . Analysis detected 66,526 faulty-reasoning hits from 131,727 analyzed words across 30 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 4% (21,741 of 22,433 topics). This Ballot Measures is better (less manipulative) than 96.90% of the peer group. Ballot Measures
Topic details
Total words: 131,727
Article count: 30
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.1% percentile 1.0% BS Score30 analyzed articles131.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.4% 7.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.3% 1.3% 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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst