Topic summary
⁠0%16 analyzed articles/videos20,842 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Declaration Of Independence results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 8,307 hits. Analysis detected 92,280 faulty-reasoning hits from 105,279 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (13,837 of 15,689 topics). This Declaration Of Independence is better (less manipulative) than 88.20% of the peer group.
Declaration Of Independence

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.8% percentile
1.7% BS Score16 analyzed articles105.3K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump Misquoted Declaration, Reciting Bible Passage Instead in July 4th Speech⁠38%
Truthout⁠76%By Chris Walker⁠53%7/6/2026, 8:41:55 PM
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Blaze Media⁠80%By BlazeTV Staff⁠87%7/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
USPS Marks America's 250th With Declaration Stamp⁠8%
Newsmax⁠75%By Newsmax Wires⁠73%7/4/2026, 9:53:30 PM
5 Myths About American Independence⁠25%
Newsweek⁠32%By Newsweek Editors⁠30%7/4/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Fireworks, Heat And Politics: America Celebrates Its 250th Birthday⁠46%
HuffPost⁠0%By Steven Sloan⁠0%7/4/2026, 7:57:22 AM
Democrats Showcase How Much They Despise America: from ‘Great Satan’ to Denouncing Declaration of Independence⁠50%
Breitbart⁠83%By Hannah Knudsen⁠86%7/3/2026, 11:39:16 AM
America is 250 Years Old. Have You Ever Read the Declaration of Independence?⁠15%
Mother Jones⁠49%By Michael Mechanic⁠0% Thomas Jefferson⁠0%7/3/2026, 11:30:00 AM
The New World’s Declaration of Independence from the Old⁠50%
Compact⁠78%By James Vaughn⁠0%7/3/2026, 11:27:35 AM
Who Owns the Declaration of Independence?⁠26%
The New Republic⁠71%By Osita Nwanevu⁠0%7/3/2026, 10:00:00 AM
What's Truly Radical About America's Revolution⁠76%
RealClearPolitics⁠0%By J. Peder Zane⁠0%7/3/2026, 5:00:00 AM