Publication summary
89%99 analyzed articles/videos65,612 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Federalist results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Right Leaning Bias, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.9% saturation with 64,742 hits. Analysis detected 513,009 faulty-reasoning hits from 325,359 analyzed words across 99 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 76% (98 of 398 publications). This The Federalist is worse (more manipulative) than 75.60% of the peer group.
The Federalist
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
76%The Federalist (selected)3%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

76% percentile
025507510075.6% percentile
2.9% BS Score99 analyzed articles325.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 10.1%10.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 19.9%19.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Publication 15.8%15.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 8.1%8.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 12.2%12.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 5.1%5.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.4%3.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Publication 5.3%5.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.3%2.3%

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: Publication 10.1%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 19.9%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Publication 12.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 15.8%, sitewide 1.4%Hasty Generalization: Publication 11.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Straw Man: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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The Federalist89%By M.D. Kittle72%7/24/2026, 11:21:24 AM
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The Federalist89%By John Daniel Davidson97%7/23/2026, 11:31:24 AM
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The Federalist89%By Shawn Fleetwood59%7/23/2026, 11:31:07 AM
Arizona Primaries Offer Serious Reasons For Conservative Hope92%
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Surrogate Mom Fights For Custody Of Babies She Raised After Purchaser Abandoned Them56%
The Federalist89%By Kallie Fell81%7/22/2026, 12:00:41 PM
How Congress Can Fix SCOTUS’s Disastrous Birthplace Citizenship Error35%
The Federalist89%By Eric Wessan0%7/22/2026, 11:58:14 AM
DOJ Demands Answers On New Jersey Voter Roll Scandal32%
The Federalist89%By M.D. Kittle72%7/22/2026, 12:44:06 AM
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The Federalist89%By M.D. Kittle72%7/21/2026, 10:21:58 PM
6,600 Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls As Democrats Fight Against Voter ID76%
The Federalist89%By Brianna Lyman87%7/21/2026, 8:06:45 PM