7 charts that explain why the job market is so tough right now 90%
By Rachel Lerman0% Luis Melgar0%
5/18/2026, 9:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Pessimism Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 67.3% saturation with 37 hits. Analysis detected 261 faulty-reasoning hits from 55 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 84.5% and a BS Rank of 90% (1,715 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 89.80% of the article peer group.
The U.S. job market is fairly stable.
But it certainly doesn’t feel that way to most job seekers.
The job market is slow — or as many would say, “stuck” — especially compared to the rocketing growth that followed coronavirus pandemic shutdowns.
Confirmation Bias
23.6%Confirmation Bias
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23.6%AuthorRachel Lerman
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
20%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
12.7%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
67.3%Framing Effect
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67.3%AuthorRachel Lerman
48.9%PublicationThe Washington Post
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
12.7%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
43.6%Pessimism Bias
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43.6%AuthorRachel Lerman
25.2%PublicationThe Washington Post
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Negativity Bias
43.6%Negativity Bias
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43.6%AuthorRachel Lerman
47.1%PublicationThe Washington Post
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
43.6%Recency Bias
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43.6%AuthorRachel Lerman
32.7%PublicationThe Washington Post
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
43.6%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
43.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
20%Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
56.4%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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55 words analyzed.
Analysis
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