Keyword summary
79%121 analyzed articles/videos77,707 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maine results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.3% saturation with 43,756 hits. Analysis detected 387,684 faulty-reasoning hits from 388,439 analyzed words across 121 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 18% (28,668 of 34,832 keywords). This Maine is better (less manipulative) than 82.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

18% percentile
025507510017.7% percentile
1.8% BS Score121 analyzed articles388.4K 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 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 7.2%7.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 11.3%11.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 3.5%3.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 10.4%10.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 2.5%2.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Keyword 0.8%0.8%

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 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 11.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 10.4%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 6.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Endangered right whales could wait almost a decade for new US protections73%
AP News51%By Patrick Whittle38%7/22/2026, 5:11:57 PM
‘Logger’ and ‘North Woods’ Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Is Also Political Operative of Boston-Based Labor Union56%
Washington Free Beacon89%By Ira Stoll79%7/21/2026, 9:00:38 AM
Family says Houston ICE shooting substance was salt16%
WXII2%By Jason Hanna27% Lauren Mascarenhas27% Norma Galeana27% Ed Lavandera27% CNN34%7/21/2026, 2:21:00 AM
Cape Cod influencer sues, says she was barred from JD Vance event because of social media posts mocking VP11%
Boston.com18%By Samantha Genzer8%7/21/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Troy Jackson appears headed for Maine Democratic nomination in race against Sen. Susan Collins54%
WBUR News5%By Kevin Miller75% Maine Public75%7/20/2026, 6:09:38 AM
A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed62%
AP News51%By Nicky Forster60% Heather Hollingsworth60%7/20/2026, 4:13:20 AM
As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track60%
AP News51%By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH60% NICKY FORSTER60%7/20/2026, 4:10:14 AM
Troy Jackson dominates Maine Democratic caucuses, emerges as frontrunner to face Susan Collins36%
The Boston Globe26%By James Pindell0%7/19/2026, 11:56:05 PM
Maine progressives hold edge in race to replace Graham Platner46%
Salon76%By Russell Payne63%7/18/2026, 10:30:00 AM
Trump’s “It Could Be Worse” Strategy Is in Full Effect60%
Slate68%By Jim Newell65%7/18/2026, 9:45:00 AM