Topic summary
27%10 analyzed articles/videos18,904 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kentucky results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 6,039 hits. Analysis detected 39,069 faulty-reasoning hits from 60,516 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,924 of 15,753 topics). This Kentucky is better (less manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score10 analyzed articles60.5K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.0%10.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%

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 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Is Mitch McConnell Alive? Three Questions That Could Finally Force Answers30%
Newsweek33%By Hugh Cameron43%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Negativ…22%
Newport buys Monmouth properties including Brass Ass, Brass Bull1%
The Enquirer38%By Jolene Almendarez1%7/22/2026, 7:04:37 PM
Mitch McConnell Video or Interview Demanded by Governor of His Home State48%
Newsweek33%By Joshua Rhett Miller61%7/13/2026, 8:38:13 PM
Donald Trump’s revenge tour against Republican dissenters is in full swing. Will it backfire?83%
The Guardian80%By David Smith0%5/23/2026, 10:00:25 AM
Defiant Massie tells supporters after loss to Trump-backed challenger: ‘We didn’t bend the knee’68%
The Independent66%By Joe Sommerlad0%5/20/2026, 8:53:29 AM
2026 primary election live updates: 6 states hold key midterm contests12%
FOX News87%By Paul Steinhauser0% Charles Creitz0% Alex Miller32% Alec Schemmel0% Kiera McDonald0% Hannah Brennan0% Greg Wehner0% Bonny Chu57% Leo Briceno0% Michael Sinkewicz42% Alex Nitzberg0%5/20/2026, 1:01:26 AM
Trump scores ANOTHER revenge tour scalp as Republicans oust rebel Thomas Massie in record-setting primary66%
Daily Mail59%By Victoria Churchill0%5/19/2026, 11:58:14 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie loses GOP primary, the latest casualty of Trump’s wrath81%
The Washington Post92%By Hannah Knowles0%5/19/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Trump targets Massie in explosive Kentucky showdown as six states hold high-stakes primaries79%
Fox News87%By Paul Steinhauser0%5/19/2026, 8:00:51 AM
Trump calls out Rep Thomas Massie: 'Kentucky, get this LOSER out of politics' Tuesday69%
Fox News87%By Eric Mack0%5/17/2026, 11:33:04 AM