Topic summary
84%34 analyzed articles/videos17,877 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Justice Department results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.7% saturation with 14,139 hits. Analysis detected 106,294 faulty-reasoning hits from 90,119 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 31% (10,897 of 15,786 topics). This Justice Department is better (less manipulative) than 69.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510031.0% percentile
2.2% BS Score33 analyzed articles90.1K 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 13.3%13.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.6%7.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.4%10.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.7%15.7%

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 13.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors24%
AP News53%By MICHAEL R. SISAK15% ERIC TUCKER LARRY NEUMEISTER20%7/23/2026, 7:21:57 PM
DOJ says it needs New Jersey’s voter database to verify that more noncitizens aren’t registered to vote21%
The Philadelphia Inquirer18%By Abraham Gutman14%7/22/2026, 10:24:09 PM
He was fired by the White House right after being sworn in. Now a top federal prosecutor is suing27%
Newsday55%By The Associated Press64%7/21/2026, 9:32:15 PM
Officials sought phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in an effort to unmask sources67%
AP News53%By ERIC TUCKER JOCELYN NOVECK62%7/20/2026, 6:02:53 PM
Justice Department activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist' deportations40%
NBC4 Washington21%By Eric Tucker35% The Associated Press64%7/19/2026, 4:47:06 PM
Justice Department activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist’ deportations28%
AP News53%By ERIC TUCKER7/19/2026, 1:40:05 PM
Blanche meets with Epstein accusers after demand from Republican senator crucial to confirmation40%
Chattanooga Times Free Press16%By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER47% JOEY CAPPELLETTI51% Associated Press60%7/17/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Former AG: The DOJ Has A ‘Duty’ To Prosecute The President’s ‘Political Enemies’ If They Broke The Law76%
The Federalist89%By Breccan F. Thies51%7/16/2026, 6:04:19 PM
Blanche meets with Epstein accusers after demand from Republican senator crucial to confirmation63%
AP News53%By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER47% JOEY CAPPELLETTI51%7/16/2026, 5:41:32 PM
The Latest: Todd Blanche faces US Senate for DOJ confirmation hearing43%
AP News53%By The Associated Press64%7/15/2026, 2:09:41 PM