Topic summary
61%18 analyzed articles/videos5,951 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mayoral Election results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Self-Serving Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 4,463 hits. Analysis detected 46,745 faulty-reasoning hits from 63,934 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 15% (20,466 of 24,050 topics). This Mayoral Election is better (less manipulative) than 85.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.9% percentile
1.4% BS Score18 analyzed articles63.9K 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 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Smiley edges Morales in first public poll of Providence mayoral race49%
The Providence Journal11%By Patrick Anderson68%8/7/2026, 2:51:03 PM
Flint mayor to face councilwoman in November election showdown9%
Flint Beat2%By Jiquanda Johnson8% Mitchell Kukulka4%8/5/2026, 1:03:13 AM
Meet Orange County’s mayoral candidates2%
Orlando Weekly31%By McKenna Schueler17%8/4/2026, 1:10:36 PM
Jorge Elorza, former Providence mayor, endorses Morales over Smiley54%
The Providence Journal11%By Wheeler Cowperthwaite39%8/3/2026, 2:53:00 PM
It’s been a summer of bad news for Mayor Bass. Can she reset the narrative?47%
Los Angeles Times88%By Noah Goldberg66%8/2/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Aaron Brockett seeks reelection as Boulder mayor after turbulent council term15%
Boulder Reporting Lab10%By Brooke Stephenson16%7/28/2026, 9:21:31 PM
Thin Mayoral Field Gives O’Connell a Clear Reelection Runway71%
Nashville Scene31%By Eli Motycka61%7/28/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Providence mayor slams City Council for stalling $3K rent relief62%
The Boston Globe47%By Steph Machado0%7/16/2026, 2:55:00 AM
Self-Se…22%Post Ho…19%Unattri…17%
Mount Airy Mayor Larry Hushour to resign23%
Baltimore Sun47%By Marissa Yelenik40%7/14/2026, 6:16:42 AM
Trump says he won’t let D.C. ‘be destroyed by a Communist’87%
One America News Network96%By OAN Staff Addie Davis85%6/28/2026, 8:43:00 AM