Topic summary
53%14 analyzed articles/videos7,028 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Federal Funding results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 14.8% saturation with 4,583 hits. Analysis detected 30,222 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,026 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 27% (11,504 of 15,651 topics). This Federal Funding is better (less manipulative) than 73.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510026.5% percentile
2.1% BS Score14 analyzed articles31K 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 14.8%14.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.6%11.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.6%10.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.7%1.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 14.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

California sues Trump over emergency funding rules that pressure states on elections46%
CalMatters31%By Lynn La24%7/23/2026, 10:00:08 PM
RFK Jr. shuts down $1 BILLION in funding to California and Minnesota54%
The Blaze80%By Carlos Garcia64%7/21/2026, 10:05:00 PM
Framing…9%Appeal …23%
Shelby City Schools seeks public input Monday on federal, state program funding2%
Richland Source65%By Logan Adams1%7/19/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Boston federal judge bars Trump administration from using obscure clause to make huge funding cuts75%
Boston.com20%By MICHAEL CASEY13% Associated Press60%7/17/2026, 7:51:50 PM
Trump Administration Freezes New York’s Medicaid Fraud Unit Funding18%
NOTUS0%By Jenna Monnin0%6/30/2026, 8:06:05 PM
Bay Area Cities Ask US Judge to Block Trump From Cutting Funds Over DEI, Immigration40%
KQED60%By Katie DeBenedetti69%6/17/2026, 11:50:21 PM
Backed by Threat of Clawbacks, Feds Wield Tight Grip on $50B Rural Health Fund11%
KFF Health News23%By Sarah Jane Tribble0% Arielle Zionts0%6/16/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Missouri officials want Congress to OK disaster grants for St. Louis2%
STLPR0%By Jason Rosenbaum0%6/15/2026, 10:00:00 AM
The Trump administration is withholding NY transportation funds, again. NY's suing, again.48%
Gothamist77%By Ryan Kost75%4/25/2026, 5:20:00 PM
Why Trump wants to spend $1 billion on Great Salt Lake28%
KUER0%By Saige Miller0%4/24/2026, 9:09:53 PM