Topic summary
36%18 analyzed articles/videos5,629 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Legal Rulings results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 4,240 hits. Analysis detected 32,554 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,972 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (11,807 of 15,344 topics). This Legal Rulings is better (less manipulative) than 76.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510023.1% percentile
2.0% BS Score18 analyzed articles33K 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 12.9%12.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.2%10.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.0%7.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 12.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Federal judge bars Trump administration from using obscure clause to make huge funding cuts81%
AP News52%By Michael Casey12%7/17/2026, 11:05:58 PM
Judge rules against Trump’s firing of FEMA CFO17%
Washington Examiner73%By Molly Parks21%7/17/2026, 9:22:20 PM
Third Circuit Spikes New Jersey Ban on 'Assault Firearms' and Large Capacity Magazines32%
townhall.com86%By Scott McClallen26%7/17/2026, 8:00:52 PM
The Supreme Court didn’t ban trans athletes. It handed CT a choice75%
CT Mirror17%By Taylor Edelmann0%7/17/2026, 4:01:00 AM
Judge demands immigrants at Adelanto get clean water and medical care7%
CalMatters29%By Wendy Fry42% Sergio Olmos19%7/17/2026, 12:46:24 AM
Judge blows up Donald Trump's $1.8 billion IRS deal, stripping away tax audit immunity14%
Attack of the Fanboy14%By Santosh Kumari13%7/14/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Florida Judge’s Ruling on Trump’s Self-Dealing Lawsuit is Yet Another Reason Senate Should Reject Todd Blanche96%
Common Dreams95%By Newswire Editor95%7/13/2026, 7:23:57 PM
“There was never a case”: Judge tosses Trump IRS settlement, accuses admin of settling with itself56%
Salon76%By Alex Galbraith74%7/13/2026, 7:14:09 PM
Judge Voids a ‘Staggering’ DOJ Bid for Georgia Election Workers’ Personal Data59%
NOTUS0%By Angie Orellana Hernandez0%7/7/2026, 10:45:03 PM
Judge rejects DOJ’s bid to subpoena names of Fulton County election workers29%
MS NOW94%By Julianne McShane0%7/7/2026, 10:11:01 PM