Topic summary
0%11 analyzed articles/videos8,731 analyzed words
BS Summary: These July 4th results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.1% saturation with 4,912 hits. Analysis detected 32,202 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,924 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,144 of 15,447 topics). This July 4th is better (less manipulative) than 78.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score11 analyzed articles34.9K 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 7.8%7.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.1%14.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%

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 7.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump Makes Stunning Confession in Truth Social Rampage60%
The Daily Beast87%By Cameron Adams0%7/6/2026, 2:14:27 AM
Trump touts America's "golden age," attacks communism in delayed July 4th speech61%
CBS News16%By Duarte Dias26%7/5/2026, 6:13:00 AM
Trump's July 4 Speech A MAGA-Tinged Tour Through America's History77%
HuffPost0%By Paige Lavender0%7/5/2026, 4:27:52 AM
July 4th live updates as weather woes impact celebrations and National Mall evacuated8%
CBS News16%By Emily Mae Czachor0% Kiki Intarasuwan18% Nicole Sganga7%7/5/2026, 1:27:25 AM
Donald Trump’s America 250 Bash Goes Dark as Guests Ordered to Leave36%
The Daily Beast87%By Mary Papenfuss0%7/5/2026, 12:15:14 AM
‘Going to be brutal’: Trump’s ‘dangerous’ July 4th finale hit with ominous predictions90%
Raw Story93%By Alexander Willis88%7/4/2026, 7:35:42 PM
'It won't work': Columnist claims massive Trump's July 4 stunt is act of revenge89%
Raw Story93%By Kathleen Culliton80%7/4/2026, 7:13:42 PM
Trump’s American State Fair Gets Even Worse Thanks to the Heat Wave57%
The New Republic71%By Hafiz Rashid69%7/2/2026, 7:36:53 PM
Staten Island Ferry to shut down for hours on July 4 due to Navy celebration25%
Gothamist76%By Ramsey Khalifeh0%7/2/2026, 4:17:20 PM
Panicked Donald Trump, 80, Braces for Epic July 4th Humiliation65%
The Daily Beast87%By Farrah Tomazin0%7/1/2026, 11:29:03 PM