BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 96.9% saturation with 93 hits. Analysis detected 373 faulty-reasoning hits from 96 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 60.9% and a BS Rank of 68% (7,197 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 67.10% of the article peer group.

The Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump’s efforts to curtail immigration a major boost Thursday, handing down a ruling that could allow the administration to deport millions of immigrants who have been living the United States lawfully. 
It also ruled that the administration can revive a policy blocking migrants from entering the United States to seek asylum. 
Federal agents in Newark block protesters on June 5 from approaching the entrance of a facility being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. 
(Ryan Murphy/AFP/Getty Images) 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 2.3%The Washington Post: 3.8%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.8%The Washington Post: 1.3%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 27.1%Julian Mark: 2.4%The Washington Post: 4.9%Availability Heuristic27.1%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 1.2%The Washington Post: 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.4%The Washington Post: 0.5%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.3%The Washington Post: 1.2%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 69.8%Julian Mark: 19.6%The Washington Post: 21.5%Framing Effect69.8%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.8%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 1.1%The Washington Post: 0.9%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 1.9%The Washington Post: 3.6%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 2.5%The Washington Post: 3.6%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 76.0%Julian Mark: 9.8%The Washington Post: 18.5%Negativity Bias76.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 2.8%The Washington Post: 1.5%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 1.6%The Washington Post: 2.2%In-Group Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.4%The Washington Post: 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 2.1%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.4%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 2.7%The Washington Post: 2.4%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 1.0%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 2.1%The Washington Post: 0.9%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Straw Man0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.7%The Washington Post: 5.2%Appeal to Authority0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.4%The Washington Post: 1.5%False Dilemma0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 1.0%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 2.8%The Washington Post: 5.9%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.4%The Washington Post: 0.1%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.5%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 38.5%Julian Mark: 6.6%The Washington Post: 6.3%Appeal to Emotion38.5%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.7%The Washington Post: 1.0%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 1.8%The Washington Post: 4.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.2%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.4%The Washington Post: 0.6%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.4%The Washington Post: 1.9%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.2%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 3.0%The Washington Post: 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.1%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 0.2%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 20.8%Julian Mark: 2.1%The Washington Post: 4.8%Unattributed Quote20.8%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 1.8%The Washington Post: 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 96.9%Julian Mark: 17.8%The Washington Post: 15.2%Biased Writer Voice96.9%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.9%The Washington Post: 2.0%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 20.8%Julian Mark: 4.1%The Washington Post: 3.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias20.8%This article: 38.5%Julian Mark: 5.4%The Washington Post: 1.4%Politically Right Leaning Bias38.5%This article: 0.0%Julian Mark: 0.0%The Washington Post: 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

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