Midterms 2026 ⁠92%

4/28/2026, 1:24:47 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 35.4% saturation with 121 hits. Analysis detected 926 faulty-reasoning hits from 342 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 86.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠92% (1,791 of 20,375 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 91.20% of the article peer group.

Midterms 2026 
This collection features articles about the 2026 midterm elections, focusing on key races, emerging themes, and political dynamics within the Democratic Party and progressive movements. 
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress 
Intercept staffers discuss the themes emerging this midterm election season. 
Crypto Critic Maxine Waters’s New Primary Foe Got Over Two-Thirds of Money From Crypto 
Maxine Waters, the scourge of crypto, could become Financial Services Committee chair if Democrats win the House in midterm elections. 
Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein 
The former representative’s rapid collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats have gotten the message: Voters see accountability for abuse as a key electoral issue. 
DNC Shoots Down Resolutions Calling Out AIPAC and Limiting Arms to Israel 
The party just kicked the can down the road again on Israel, deepening the divide between party members and their leaders. 
The Democrats Don’t Know Who They’ll Be in 2028. 
Michigan May Offer an Answer. 
The outrage over Abdul El-Sayed’s appearance with Hasan Piker reveals a schism that runs deeper than his Senate primary race against Mallory McMorrow. 
Bernie Sanders Backs Claire Valdez in NYC House Race Dividing Left and Progressives 
On Thursday, Sanders waded into the New York City race between progressives and socialists to replace Nydia Velázquez. 
Sunrise Movement Pushes Anti-War Candidates, Endorsing Melat Kiros in Denver 
The group’s increasing anti-war push shows how progressives are leveraging an unpopular war in the midterms. 
How Does TrackAIPAC Actually Track AIPAC? 
The social media warriors have helped make AIPAC a politically toxic brand — and fueled debate over what it means to be "pro-Israel." 
Seth Moulton Saw Trans Rights as a Political Liability. 
It Could Doom His Senate Campaign. 
The Massachusetts congressman is struggling to land his message of generational change with his past anti-trans comments haunting him. 
Illinois Results: Daniel Biss Beats Kat Abughazaleh in Blow to Left and AIPAC Alike 
Pro-Israel, AI, and crypto groups saw mixed results across Illinois as outside interests sought to snatch up open seats that favor Democrats. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 6.4%The Intercept: 5.2%Confirmation Bias6.4%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.5%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 7.6%The Intercept: 3.0%Availability Heuristic7.6%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 17.5%The Intercept: 0.7%Hindsight Bias17.5%This article: 2.6%The Intercept: 1.5%Overconfidence Bias2.6%This article: 16.7%The Intercept: 9.3%Framing Effect16.7%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.3%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.4%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 1.5%The Intercept: 1.0%Optimism Bias1.5%This article: 4.4%The Intercept: 2.2%Pessimism Bias4.4%This article: 28.4%The Intercept: 12.5%Negativity Bias28.4%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 1.0%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 12.3%The Intercept: 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error12.3%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 1.8%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 1.0%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.2%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 1.3%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 5.3%The Intercept: 0.3%Primacy Effect5.3%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 2.5%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.7%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 3.5%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 19.0%The Intercept: 2.0%False Dilemma19.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 1.7%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 27.2%The Intercept: 7.2%Hasty Generalization27.2%This article: 6.1%The Intercept: 0.3%Red Herring6.1%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.4%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 6.7%The Intercept: 6.4%Appeal to Emotion6.7%This article: 1.5%The Intercept: 1.4%Begging the Question1.5%This article: 23.1%The Intercept: 3.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)23.1%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.2%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.8%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 4.7%The Intercept: 0.4%Composition/Division4.7%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 2.3%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 13.5%The Intercept: 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)13.5%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.1%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.4%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 14.3%The Intercept: 2.1%Unattributed Quote14.3%This article: 1.8%The Intercept: 1.3%Quote-first Misdirection1.8%This article: 35.4%The Intercept: 10.7%Biased Writer Voice35.4%This article: 2.6%The Intercept: 2.1%Indoctrination2.6%This article: 12.3%The Intercept: 6.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias12.3%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%The Intercept: 0.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

342 words analyzed.

Speakers

2speakers8.2%attributed speech314writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 25 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageIntercept staffers • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 14 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 20 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 11 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 26 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 21 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 5 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 23 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 0.0% coverageBernie Sanders • 18 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 16 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 23 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 19 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 14 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

Bernie Sanders

100%flagged-word coverage
18 attributed words64% of attributed speech77% writer coverage
0%20.0%40.0%Biased Writer Voice-38.5 ptsWriter: 38.5%Bernie Sanders: 0.0%0.0%Unattributed Quote-15.6 ptsWriter: 15.6%Bernie Sanders: 0.0%0.0%Politically Left Leaning B-13.4 ptsWriter: 13.4%Bernie Sanders: 0.0%0.0%Indoctrination-2.9 ptsWriter: 2.9%Bernie Sanders: 0.0%0.0%Quote-first Misdirection-1.9 ptsWriter: 1.9%Bernie Sanders: 0.0%0.0%

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

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Analysis

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