Topic summary
38%15 analyzed articles/videos10,352 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Budget results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.3% saturation with 5,036 hits. Analysis detected 34,073 faulty-reasoning hits from 44,543 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (14,853 of 16,241 topics). This Budget is better (less manipulative) than 91.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score15 analyzed articles44.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.3%11.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.6%7.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Government Spending Bill Heads To The Senate After Passing In The House, Mostly Along Party Lines75%
93.9 WKYS96%By Zack Linly78%7/22/2026, 3:47:13 PM
The Latest: House adopts $95 billion budget proposal to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities11%
AP News54%By The Associated Press63%7/22/2026, 1:04:17 PM
Framing…8%Appeal …8%
Mayor Jones floats ending Ready to Work early to redirect funds to San Antonio’s budget shortfall7%
San Antonio Report4%By Jasper Kenzo Sundeen38%7/22/2026, 12:43:35 AM
House passes temporary government funding bill months early to avoid election season shutdown67%
AP News54%By KEVIN FREKING37%7/21/2026, 7:24:53 PM
House passes temporary government funding bill months early to avoid election season shutdown72%
AP News54%By KEVIN FREKING37%7/21/2026, 7:24:53 PM
$95B price tag of Republican budget resolution questioned77%
The Sanford Herald63%By Thérèse Boudreaux0%7/16/2026, 9:25:00 PM
Speaker Johnson's latest challenge: Funding Trump's war in Iran69%
ABC News22%By John Parkinson0% Lauren Peller0%7/16/2026, 9:01:51 PM
House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections25%
The Vindicator25%7/16/2026, 12:00:00 AM
McConnell’s absence could jeopardize Republicans’ defense spending agenda as the Iran war escalates49%
Fortune55%By Sasha Rogelberg55%7/13/2026, 10:34:01 PM
Budget brouhaha: St. Louis alderman calls police raises 'undemocratic'31%
STLPR0%By Kavahn Mansouri59%6/22/2026, 7:25:20 PM