Topic summary
59%12 analyzed articles/videos6,222 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Donations results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 3,969 hits. Analysis detected 33,432 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,902 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,967 of 16,562 topics). This Political Donations is better (less manipulative) than 78.30% of the peer group.
Political Donations

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510021.7% percentile
2.0% BS Score12 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 11.4%11.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.0%10.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%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 11.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Big cannabis has cozied up to the GOP42%
Salon76%By Russell Payne62%7/25/2026, 3:30:18 AM
Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea Outbreak60%
WIRED16%By Kate Taylor30%7/21/2026, 12:10:35 PM
Making sense of claims about Taylor Farms, CEO's Trump donations and meetings12%
Snopes.com7%By Jack Izzo8%7/21/2026, 8:58:15 AM
After tough primary loss, some Silicon Valley donors regroup to back Becerra for governor50%
Mission Local26%By Brandon Pho44%7/21/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Caribbean American Lawmakers Back Continued U.S. Military Aid To Israel; Both Received AIPAC Donations54%
Grenada Chronicle83%By cb_usr30%7/19/2026, 3:53:49 PM
Abdul El-Sayed's Father-in-Law Gives Another $100K to Top El-Sayed Super PAC, Bringing Total Contributions to $300K80%
The Washington Free Beacon87%By Alana Goodman58%7/17/2026, 12:00:18 PM
Clarence Thomas Pal Harlan Crow Maxed Out Donations to John Fetterman92%
The New Republic72%By Robert McCoy94%7/16/2026, 9:48:24 AM
MAGA AG meddles in explosive college football scandal one day after a big donation17%
Raw Story93%By Kayla Guo31% Texas Tribune9%7/16/2026, 5:41:38 AM
Harlan Crow Maxed Out Campaign Donations to John Fetterman36%
The Intercept80%By Akela Lacy76%7/15/2026, 5:08:31 PM
Abdul El-Sayed’s Father-in-Law, a Top Donor to an El-Sayed Super PAC, Is Among Top Leaders of Muslim Brotherhood Organization Linked to Terror Funding10%
Washington Free Beacon87%By Alana Goodman58%7/14/2026, 2:00:53 AM