Topic summary
95%33 analyzed articles/videos22,626 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Opinion results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 26.3% saturation with 25,356 hits. Analysis detected 157,753 faulty-reasoning hits from 96,571 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 52% (7,818 of 16,223 topics). This Opinion is worse (more manipulative) than 51.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510051.8% percentile
3.1% BS Score33 analyzed articles96.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 26.3%26.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.3%10.3%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 11.0%11.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.2%4.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%

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 10.3%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 26.3%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 2.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

'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
Opinion: Ranch dressing is a winner at the World Cup games39%
KUOW Public Radio73%By Scott Simon0%6/27/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Opinion: Algae doesn't care about our party lines57%
KUOW Public Radio73%By Scott Simon0%6/20/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Welcome to ‘the Claw’: the White House fighting cage captures Trump era rot55%
The Guardian81%By Sidney Blumenthal0%6/12/2026, 10:00:41 AM
Angela Merkel won’t be negotiating with Putin – but the rumour reflects a truth about the Ukraine war28%
The Guardian81%By Nathalie Tocci0%5/25/2026, 4:00:16 AM
This second Harvey Weinstein hung jury should serve as a message65%
MS NOW95%By Madeleine Lippey0%5/18/2026, 11:48:07 PM
JD Vance wants you to believe fraud is only a blue state problem75%
MS NOW95%By Paul Waldman0%5/14/2026, 5:54:58 PM
How gerrymandering is holding the MAGA movement together84%
MS NOW95%By Hayes Brown0%5/13/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Voting rights are under assault throughout the South — but the people are fighting back97%
MS NOW95%By Molly McGrath0%5/12/2026, 9:23:10 PM
What we know about the hantavirus outbreak — and what to focus on next16%
MS NOW95%By Tara C. Smith0%5/8/2026, 10:15:59 PM