KUOW72%
Sound Politics 77%
By Libby Denkmann0% Scott Greenstone0% Catharine Smith0% Hans Anderson0%
5/11/2026, 1:04:45 AM
Topics: Washington State Politics, Local Elections
BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Self-Serving Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 53.7% saturation with 65 hits. Analysis detected 406 faulty-reasoning hits from 121 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 69.8% and a BS Rank of 77% (3,877 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 76.90% of the article peer group.
A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest.
Produced by KUOW in Seattle.
There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics.
The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers.
In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what’s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference.
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Scott Greenstone, Host
Catharine Smith, Editor
Hans Anderson, Producer
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Confirmation Bias
0%Confirmation Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
1.8%PublicationKUOW
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Availability Heuristic
9.1%Availability Heuristic
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9.1%AuthorLibby Denkmann
5.5%PublicationKUOW
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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1.1%PublicationKUOW
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
2.3%PublicationKUOW
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Framing Effect
51.2%Framing Effect
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51.2%AuthorLibby Denkmann
13.1%PublicationKUOW
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Loss Aversion
18.2%Loss Aversion
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18.2%AuthorLibby Denkmann
2.1%PublicationKUOW
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
2.4%PublicationKUOW
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
6.4%PublicationKUOW
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
0.7%PublicationKUOW
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Negativity Bias
19.8%Negativity Bias
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19.8%AuthorLibby Denkmann
8.6%PublicationKUOW
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Self-Serving Bias
32.2%Self-Serving Bias
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32.2%AuthorLibby Denkmann
3%PublicationKUOW
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
6.7%PublicationKUOW
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
0.7%PublicationKUOW
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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9.9%PublicationKUOW
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
2.5%PublicationKUOW
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
0.4%PublicationKUOW
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
36.4%Appeal to Authority
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36.4%AuthorLibby Denkmann
5.7%PublicationKUOW
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
2.6%PublicationKUOW
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
0.2%PublicationKUOW
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
5.6%PublicationKUOW
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Bandwagon
32.2%Bandwagon
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32.2%AuthorLibby Denkmann
2.2%PublicationKUOW
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Appeal to Emotion
10.7%Appeal to Emotion
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10.7%AuthorLibby Denkmann
8.7%PublicationKUOW
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
1.3%PublicationKUOW
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
1.4%PublicationKUOW
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Burden of Proof
7.4%Burden of Proof
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7.4%AuthorLibby Denkmann
0.1%PublicationKUOW
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
32.2%Biased Writer Voice
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32.2%AuthorLibby Denkmann
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Indoctrination
32.2%Indoctrination
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32.2%AuthorLibby Denkmann
1.1%PublicationKUOW
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorLibby Denkmann
1.6%PublicationKUOW
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
53.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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53.7%AuthorLibby Denkmann
1.9%PublicationKUOW
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121 words analyzed.
Analysis
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