New York Times accuses agency of political retaliation in countersuit over discrimination case 49%

By Alexandra Olson The Associated Press0%

7/10/2026, 4:31:43 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Fundamental Attribution Error, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 51.8% saturation with 115 hits. Analysis detected 458 faulty-reasoning hits from 222 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 49.5% and a BS Rank of 49% (11,281 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 51.50% of the article peer group.

NEW YORK (AP)  The New York Times accused a federal civil rights agency Friday of political retaliation and free speech infringement in a countersuit filed in response to a discrimination lawsuit the news organization faces on behalf of a white male employee who was rejected for a role awarded to a multiracial woman. 
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Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Availability Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 1.2%The Record: 1.2%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 36.5%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 24.2%The Record: 24.2%Framing Effect36.5%This article: 2.7%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.7%The Record: 0.7%Loss Aversion2.7%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 8.1%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 2.0%The Record: 2.0%Optimism Bias8.1%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 36.5%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 15.2%The Record: 15.2%Negativity Bias36.5%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 24.3%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 6.1%The Record: 6.1%Fundamental Attribution Error24.3%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 1.4%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.3%The Record: 0.3%In-Group Bias1.4%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 5.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 1.2%The Record: 1.2%Halo Effect5.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 3.2%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.8%The Record: 0.8%Recency Bias3.2%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Straw Man0.0%This article: 5.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 1.2%The Record: 1.2%Appeal to Authority5.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 6.3%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 1.6%The Record: 1.6%Appeal to Emotion6.3%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 1.4%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.3%The Record: 0.3%Appeal to Nature1.4%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 24.3%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 6.1%The Record: 6.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)24.3%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 6.1%The Record: 6.1%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Biased Writer Voice0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 0.0%The Record: 0.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 51.8%Alexandra Olson The Associated Press: 26.9%The Record: 26.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…51.8%

222 words analyzed.

Speakers

3speakers13%attributed speech193writer words
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Writer's voice • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 54 words • 0.0% coverageThe Associated Press • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 1 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 14 words • 100.0% coverageGoogle • 16 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 11 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 14 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 100.0% coverageMetroland Media Group Ltd. • 7 words • 0.0% coverageMetroland Media Group Ltd. • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 5 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

Google

100%flagged-word coverage
16 attributed words55% of attributed speech86% writer coverage
0%50.0%100.0%Attempt to Sell a Product +48.7 ptsWriter: 51.3%Google: 100.0%100.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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