Keyword summary
81%20 analyzed articles/videos12,559 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Talarico results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.7% saturation with 8,608 hits. Analysis detected 76,330 faulty-reasoning hits from 58,473 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 40% (21,626 of 35,646 keywords). This James Talarico is better (less manipulative) than 60.70% of the peer group.
James Talarico

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

39% percentile
025507510039.3% percentile
2.5% BS Score20 analyzed articles58.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 7.8%7.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 14.7%14.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 3.1%3.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Keyword 7.9%7.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 13.9%13.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Keyword 5.2%5.2%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Keyword 7.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 13.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 14.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 9.9%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Keyword 7.9%, sitewide 2.2%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 4.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Keyword 5.2%, sitewide 1.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 5.0%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Border residents wanted crossings reined in. Now Paxton and Talarico face voters wary of deportations26%
The Texas Tribune12%By Alejandro Serrano18%7/23/2026, 10:00:00 AM
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: July 16-2211%
The Austin Chronicle48%By The Austin Chronicle News Staff15%7/23/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Talarico pledges $25 million for Black voter outreach at sometimes tense Houston town hall29%
The Texas Tribune12%By Kayla Guo30%7/20/2026, 7:37:09 PM
Talarico has spirited exchange with Houston voters during U.S. Senate campaign stop58%
Houston Chronicle14%By Jarrod Wardwell56%7/20/2026, 12:13:41 AM
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico40%
Daily Kos85%By Texas Tribune7%7/17/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Everything Went Wrong for James Talarico This Week After His Epstein-Tied Backer Was Revealed94%
Townhall85%By Joseph Chalfant97%7/17/2026, 7:30:38 PM
Sex abuse victim family says they’re “tired of being used” for politics amid Talarico attacks56%
The Texas Tribune12%By Taylor Goldenstein0%7/17/2026, 6:26:21 PM
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race34%
Houston Public Media12%By Gabby Birenbaum18% Texas Tribune7%7/17/2026, 1:28:45 PM
James Talarico raises over $30 million in second quarter46%
Houston Public Media12%By Kayla Guo30%7/9/2026, 1:42:49 PM
Was Ken Paxton in London for the Fourth of July?77%
Daily Kos85%By Oliver Willis93%7/7/2026, 8:30:00 PM