Topic summary
37%10 analyzed articles/videos6,946 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defamation results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Self-Serving Bias, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 2,618 hits. Analysis detected 24,233 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,748 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (13,715 of 15,447 topics). This Defamation is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.2% percentile
1.6% BS Score10 analyzed articles27.7K 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 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.4%9.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 3.7%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

BBC Seeks Access to January 6 Documents to Defend Against Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit20%
Mediaite70%By Sarah Rumpf42%7/23/2026, 1:01:30 AM
How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools48%
ProPublica25%By Lexi Churchill63%7/18/2026, 3:10:00 AM
Kevin O’Leary claimed opposition to his Utah data center was fueled by Chinese money. Now he and Fox News are being sued for defamation46%
Fortune52%By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez54%7/17/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at Their Accusations15%
Reason.com38%By Eugene Volokh6%7/14/2026, 12:01:50 PM
Trump told to pay up as E. Jean Carroll demands $5.8M after Supreme Court decision22%
The Independent66%By Michael R. Sisak16% Larry Neumeister29%7/1/2026, 9:23:37 AM
Justice Clarence Thomas won’t block Roy Moore’s defamation loss from taking effect12%
MS NOW94%By Jordan Rubin0%6/29/2026, 7:02:10 PM
Takaichi faces heat over defamatory campaign video scandal73%
The Japan Times65%By No Author44%6/6/2026, 8:58:00 AM
Kash Patel Is Using MAGA’s Favorite Tool to Muzzle the Free Press91%
The Intercept81%By Eoin Higgins0%4/23/2026, 6:48:45 PM
Patel sues The Atlantic for $250M following publication of ‘defamatory hit piece’86%
One America News Network0%By Addie Davis0%4/20/2026, 6:23:26 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic for $250M, alleging defamation61%
The Washington Post91%By Scott Nover0% Jeremy Roebuck0%4/20/2026, 3:18:21 PM