Keyword summary
0%9 analyzed articles/videos8,781 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US Midterm Elections results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 6,562 hits. Analysis detected 39,351 faulty-reasoning hits from 44,879 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 15% (31,968 of 37,536 keywords). This US Midterm Elections is better (less manipulative) than 85.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

15% percentile
025507510014.8% percentile
1.7% BS Score9 analyzed articles44.9K 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 12.5%12.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.4%1.4%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Keyword 7.1%7.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 14.6%14.6%

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 12.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 14.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 7.1%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Keyword 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump justice department threatens criminal charges against state election officials unless they provide voter rolls – as it happened28%
the Guardian81%By Tom Ambrose33% Rachel Leingang0%7/11/2026, 1:59:05 AM
Donald Trump removes final members of independent US election commission28%
Al Jazeera59%By Al Jazeera Staff56%7/10/2026, 8:12:22 PM
Cracks are showing in Trump’s white, blue-collar base89%
The Guardian81%By Steven Greenhouse0%6/22/2026, 11:00:23 AM
Georgia runoff: Republican voters choose Trump-backed conservative to face Jon Ossoff86%
theguardian.com81%By George Chidi0%6/17/2026, 1:49:22 AM
Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction as six states including California and Iowa cast ballots32%
The Guardian81%By Cecilia Nowell0%6/3/2026, 1:01:44 AM
California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman60%
The Guardian81%By Dani Anguiano0%6/1/2026, 9:11:01 PM
Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign67%
The Guardian81%By David Smith0%5/27/2026, 1:39:41 AM
Donald Trump’s revenge tour against Republican dissenters is in full swing. Will it backfire?84%
The Guardian81%By David Smith0%5/23/2026, 10:00:25 AM
‘They decided to buy the seat’: Massie speaks out after losing House primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein – live12%
The Guardian81%By Maham Javaid0% Tom Ambrose33% Lucy Campbell52% Roque Planas0% Cecilia Nowell0% Chris Stein56% Anna Betts0% Lauren Gambino0% Rachel Savage0%5/20/2026, 1:06:59 AM