The Guardian80%
Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is 'evil' – Stateside with Kai and Carter 100%
By Kai Wright0% Jonathan Menjivar0% Ivan Kuraev0% Anabel Bacon0% Monica Espitia0%
5/13/2026, 9:00:07 PM
Topics: Voting Rights, Supreme Court
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Actor-Observer Bias, and In-Group Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 74.4% saturation with 90 hits. Analysis detected 647 faulty-reasoning hits from 121 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 100% (54 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 99.70% of the article peer group.
The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when they ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistricting.
Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm elections.
Kai Wright talks with Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader, about the fallout from the decision, and why, even now, she thinks the way forward is still through engaging more voters to participate in democracy: “They have fractured communities and said we’re going to scatter these seeds.
Our job is to grow.”
Confirmation Bias
15.7%Confirmation Bias
OverallThis article
15.7%AuthorKai Wright
3.6%Publicationthe Guardian
3.7%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.6%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Availability Heuristic
21.5%Availability Heuristic
OverallThis article
21.5%AuthorKai Wright
4.9%Publicationthe Guardian
3.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1.2%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1.6%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Framing Effect
37.2%Framing Effect
OverallThis article
37.2%AuthorKai Wright
60.3%Publicationthe Guardian
6.2%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.5%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.6%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.2%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Optimism Bias
4.1%Optimism Bias
OverallThis article
4.1%AuthorKai Wright
14.8%Publicationthe Guardian
2.5%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
2.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Negativity Bias
57%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
57%AuthorKai Wright
32.8%Publicationthe Guardian
10.4%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1.6%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1.4%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Actor-Observer Bias
43%Actor-Observer Bias
OverallThis article
43%AuthorKai Wright
9.7%Publicationthe Guardian
0.3%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
In-Group Bias
43%In-Group Bias
OverallThis article
43%AuthorKai Wright
10.7%Publicationthe Guardian
1.3%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
9.7%Publicationthe Guardian
0.7%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
3.2%Publicationthe Guardian
3.2%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.3%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.4%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
2.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Straw Man
0%Straw Man
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.6%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
3.2%Publicationthe Guardian
3.7%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1.7%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
1.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Hasty Generalization
15.7%Hasty Generalization
OverallThis article
15.7%AuthorKai Wright
19.1%Publicationthe Guardian
6.4%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Red Herring
0%Red Herring
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.2%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.7%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Appeal to Emotion
74.4%Appeal to Emotion
OverallThis article
74.4%AuthorKai Wright
46.6%Publicationthe Guardian
5.5%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.9%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Post Hoc (False Cause)
15.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)
OverallThis article
15.7%AuthorKai Wright
3.6%Publicationthe Guardian
2.8%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.4%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.3%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.4%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Anecdotal
43%Anecdotal
OverallThis article
43%AuthorKai Wright
9.7%Publicationthe Guardian
3.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Ambiguity (Equivocation)
21.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
OverallThis article
21.5%AuthorKai Wright
4.9%Publicationthe Guardian
1.6%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.3%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Unattributed Quote
43%Unattributed Quote
OverallThis article
43%AuthorKai Wright
19.5%Publicationthe Guardian
1.6%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Quote-first Misdirection
43%Quote-first Misdirection
OverallThis article
43%AuthorKai Wright
23%Publicationthe Guardian
1.1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Biased Writer Voice
21.5%Biased Writer Voice
OverallThis article
21.5%AuthorKai Wright
50.2%Publicationthe Guardian
10.5%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Indoctrination
19.8%Indoctrination
OverallThis article
19.8%AuthorKai Wright
5.4%Publicationthe Guardian
1.9%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Politically Left Leaning Bias
15.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias
OverallThis article
15.7%AuthorKai Wright
40.8%Publicationthe Guardian
3.2%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
0%Publicationthe Guardian
0.3%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
OverallThis article
0%AuthorKai Wright
6%Publicationthe Guardian
1%Bar shows this article. Yellow and cyan markers show the selected author and publication averages.
121 words analyzed.
Analysis
Hover over highlighted words in the article to view the associated bias or fallacy analysis.