Framing Effect
bias
Summary: Let phrasing or context sway decisions.
The same facts framed as gains versus losses trigger different emotional reactions and choices.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 66.4%, bottom 5.6%, overall 11.3%
- Publications: top 19.9%, bottom 23.2%, overall 10.2%
- Articles: top 76.8%, bottom 5.4%, overall 41.1%
Recent example
Anti-ICE chaos ERUPTS as governor points blame to 'national extremist groups'
Title uses loaded terms like 'chaos ERUPTS' to shape perception of events as disorderly before any evidence is presented.
Recent articles
Anti-ICE chaos ERUPTS as governor points blame to 'national extremist groups' 0%
Fox News - 5/31/2026, 12:15 PM
Negativity Bias 26.6% - Appeal to Authority 25% - Hasty Generalization 22.7%
Welcome back. Anti-ICE protesters raging out of control. Tensions boiling over outside the New Jersey detention center as Democratic Governor Mikey Cheryl backs their cause and refuses to point blame. Watch. >> New Jersey law enforcement established a peaceful protected protest zone in the area outside Delaney Hall. We know that people... more
Israel captures strategic castle after deepest incursion into Lebanon in 26 years 0%
Associated Press - 5/31/2026, 11:50 AM
Burden of Proof 37.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 30.3% - Framing Effect 29.7%
قبل عده ايام اطلق جيش الدفاع عمليه ميدانيه في مرتفعات البوفور وفي منطقه وادي الصلوقي جنوب لبنان وهي مناطق ينفذ منها حزب الله عمليات اطلاق نار وقذائف باتجاه بلدات اصبع الجليل وقوات جيش الدفاع جاءت العمليه بهدف ازاله التهديد المباشر عن بلدات اصبع الجليل وبلده المطله وتعميق الضرر الذي يلحق بمنظمه حزب الله الارهابيه يعد البوفور احد اهم... more
Janice Dickinson's changing face: See the supermodel BEFORE she underwent plastic surgery as she shares shocking results from latest procedure 0%
Daily Mail - By Lillian Gissen - 5/31/2026, 11:47 AM
Biased Writer Voice 53.8% - Unattributed Quote 29.6% - Appeal to Authority 26.8%
Janice Dickinson shocked the world when she shared the dramatic results of her facelift last week. She certainly looked very different from when she dominated the modeling industry during the 1970s. The TV personality and businesswoman, 71, certainly looked very different from when she dominated the modeling industry during the 1970s and... more
From AP's archives: Remembering boxing icon Muhammad Ali 10 years after his death 0%
Associated Press - 5/31/2026, 11:40 AM
Anecdotal 53.6% - Overconfidence Bias 44.9% - Appeal to Emotion 37.7%
I said last night I had a dream. When I got to Africa, I had one hell of a rumble. I had to beat Tarzan's behind first for claiming to be the king of the jungle. For this fight, I've wrestled with alligators. I've tussled with a whale. I don't handcuff lightning and put thunder in jail. You know I'm bad. I have murdered a rock. I injured... more
Trump eyes balanced budget with anti-fraud CRACKDOWN #shorts #us #news #Trump #us #debt 0%
Fox News - 5/31/2026, 11:30 AM
Overconfidence Bias 35.4% - Begging the Question 35.4% - Appeal to Emotion 34.7%
There have been so many accomplishments. One of them that you didn't even mention, rooting out fraud in our country, which I think has meant so much to the American people. >> we can balance our budget. And JD's doing a great job with his team, and they've caught already hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud. And they haven't even... more
White House Week in Review (May 30): Trump Honors America’s Living and Fallen Service Members 0%
NTD - 5/31/2026, 3:45 AM
Appeal to Emotion 37.5% - Framing Effect 24.1% - Halo Effect 18%
Except also announcing a new US partnership with Australia and the UK to develop unmanned and underwater drones by 2027. The plan includes expanded cooperation and major investments in Australia's naval shipbuilding and bases. And a third phase of building submarines in Australia expecting delivery in the early 2040s. And now from... more
Hegseth: US Committed to Indo-Pacific Security 0%
NTD - 5/31/2026, 3:42 AM
Framing Effect 62.2% - Negativity Bias 50.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 49.4%
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is warning that China must not dominate the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at a defense summit in Singapore, Hegseth also emphasizing US commitment to regional security as concerns grow over China's increasing military buildup in the region. >> And while a decent peace is our goal, make no mistake. America is... more
Officer fired after violent confrontation in North Carolina 0%
ABC News - 5/31/2026, 3:30 AM
Appeal to Emotion 58.9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 43% - Negativity Bias 40.2%
Now to a violent confrontation leading to a North Carolina officer being fired today. The officer captured on video repeatedly punching a woman. The incident sparking outrage and protests in the community. We want to warn you some of these images are disturbing. Here's ABC's Andrew Dimbirt. >> Tonight a North Carolina police officer seen... more
Hegseth says U.S. “position hasn’t changed on Taiwan” #shorts 0%
CBS News - 5/31/2026, 3:29 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 37.5% - Overconfidence Bias 35.9% - Optimism Bias 29.4%
Last year you said a Chinese attack on Taiwan was quote imminent and with that has the US decided to cause that latest weapon shipment to Taiwan. >> Uh I think our our message today was very much in sync with precisely where the president wants to go which is we're going to be strong. Uh but we can speak softly while carrying that big... more
Pete Hegseth said any peace deal with Iran "will be a good deal" #shorts 0%
CBS News - 5/31/2026, 3:27 AM
Appeal to Authority 48.8% - Politically Right Leaning Bias 45% - Confirmation Bias 42.1%
Any deal will be a good deal. And I had a chance to talk to President Trump this morning. He He wanted me to reiterate how patient he is in ensuring that with America undertaking this kind of historic endeavor, any deal will be a good one, a great one, and he's patient in the pursuit of that because of how the implications of how that... more