Topic summary
43%34 analyzed articles/videos21,174 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government Oversight results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 15,672 hits. Analysis detected 110,669 faulty-reasoning hits from 126,447 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,059 of 15,758 topics). This Government Oversight is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score34 analyzed articles126.4K 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 9.4%9.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.4%12.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Justice Department withdraws subpoenas for New York Times reporters27%
MS NOW95%By Lisa Rubin40%7/23/2026, 8:57:56 PM
The Politics Hour: House Republicans take aim at D.C. taxes and the Smithsonian16%
WAMU15%By Mblitz7%7/23/2026, 3:35:24 PM
Feds Flagged Daszak As 'An Extremely High Person Of Interest' - Then The FBI Told Them To Stand Down34%
ZeroHedge69%By Tyler Durden61%7/21/2026, 4:20:00 PM
After Third OPD Shooting This Year, Advocates Demand Body-Cam Footage57%
KQED61%By Ayah Ali-Ahmad76%7/20/2026, 6:46:53 PM
Hegseth again backs a low-altitude military flyover as maneuvers draw scrutiny72%
WPLN13%By Tony Gonzalez45%7/18/2026, 9:14:53 AM
How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools48%
ProPublica27%By Lexi Churchill63%7/18/2026, 3:10:00 AM
City councilor calls for independent review of Boston school bus safety38%
WBUR News6%By Willoughby Mariano36%7/17/2026, 6:02:26 PM
DCF data reveals new details about child deaths49%
CT Mirror18%By Laura Tillman0%7/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Report: ICE detainees at Camp East Montana report frequent beatings, other human rights abuses48%
El Paso Matters8%By Michael Biesecker44% The Associated Press65%7/15/2026, 4:00:00 PM
This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.37%
ProPublica27%By Jennifer Smith Richards12% Jodi S. Cohen0%7/15/2026, 10:00:00 AM