Topic summary
73%67 analyzed articles/videos38,523 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Campaign Finance results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 22,217 hits. Analysis detected 198,654 faulty-reasoning hits from 185,541 analyzed words across 67 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (11,751 of 15,327 topics). This Campaign Finance is better (less manipulative) than 76.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510023.3% percentile
2.0% BS Score67 analyzed articles185.5K 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 12.0%12.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.4%11.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Residents should decide elections, not big money92%
San Antonio Report58%By Ric Galvan100%7/23/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Will Pelosi’s heir also visit Taiwan? Chan and Wiener answer very differently28%
The San Francisco Standard36%By Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler23% Jonah Owen Lamb11% Hannah Wiley27%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 AM
Poll: Ashley Litwin Diego close behind Lucia Báez-Geller in HD 106 Primary46%
Florida Politics77%By Jesse Scheckner35%7/22/2026, 10:17:08 PM
The Other Cardenas Working in Politics31%
Voice of San Diego24%By Jim Hinch11%7/22/2026, 9:40:04 PM
Fact-check: ‘Millionaire’ claims in Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens Senate race30%
Bridge Michigan49%By Kelly House44%7/22/2026, 5:11:19 PM
Murmurs: Preschool for All Needs 3,000 Fewer Seats Than Expected48%
Willamette Week64%By WW Staff60%7/22/2026, 1:00:01 PM
William Lawrence Is Running in a Purple Michigan District — on His Pro-Palestine Credentials70%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%7/22/2026, 9:14:00 AM
Judge Calls Out OC Education Trustee For Failing to Report Millions in Income53%
Voice of OC74%By Noah Biesiada76%7/21/2026, 10:00:00 PM
AIPAC-Backed PAC Pours Millions Into Beating Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan76%
Truthout75%By Eli Clifton96%7/21/2026, 7:56:35 PM
Anti-AIPAC group that denounced Connie Chan now endorsing Chan39%
Mission Local24%By Yujie Zhou70%7/21/2026, 5:36:22 PM