Topic summary
45%16 analyzed articles/videos10,011 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Unionization results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 4,221 hits. Analysis detected 34,830 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,363 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 11% (22,075 of 24,571 topics). This Unionization is better (less manipulative) than 89.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
025507510010.2% percentile
1.2% BS Score16 analyzed articles57.4K 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 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Cleveland Public Library Employees Set Strike Date of August 24 as Negotiations Continue17%
Cleveland Scene24%By Mark Oprea37%8/10/2026, 7:54:36 AM
Self-driving SEPTA buses?; All about Quizzo; Philly doctors unionize | Morning Roundup4%
Billy Penn12%By Billy Penn Staff22%8/10/2026, 5:30:00 AM
This Week on PubliCola: More Details on Barnes’ Absences and Departure, KOMO May De-Unionize, and More68%
PubliCola78%By ericacbarnett64%8/8/2026, 8:59:07 AM
Barnes Got An Additional $41,000 Payout; KOMO Reporters Will Vote on De-Unionizing; PubliCola Makes the Podcast Rounds4%
PubliCola78%By ericacbarnett64%8/7/2026, 12:42:38 PM
The labor movement is divided over how to deal with AI9%
The Real News Network5%By Michael Arria61%8/4/2026, 11:42:32 AM
Over 100 women's college basketball players team up in unionization effort34%
OPB14%By The Associated Press73%7/31/2026, 2:48:28 PM
UCLA Doctors Who Staff Pasadena Specialty Care Clinics Could Be Affected by Union Drive7%
Pasadena Now11%By Gab Apo11%7/24/2026, 10:34:00 PM
The Rundown: A night of protest songs past and present11%
WBEZ28%By Bianca Cseke28%7/23/2026, 1:45:00 PM
The Art Institute of Chicago faces backlash amid decision to outsource custodial staff48%
WBEZ Chicago28%By Erica Thompson25%7/22/2026, 1:53:54 PM
Amazon Organizers Should Study the Fight for 1562%
Jacobin70%By Rand Wilson75% Peter Olney75%7/20/2026, 5:00:00 PM