Topic summary
74%18 analyzed articles/videos12,930 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Parties results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.6% saturation with 10,270 hits. Analysis detected 85,357 faulty-reasoning hits from 61,729 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,400 of 15,753 topics). This Political Parties is better (less manipulative) than 59.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510040.3% percentile
2.6% BS Score18 analyzed articles61.7K 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 8.3%8.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.6%16.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 9.2%9.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.0%13.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.1%12.1%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Politics in the Park: Property taxes, data centers and maternal care dominate state House candidate forum22%
Oil City News19%By David Dudley23%7/23/2026, 3:25:38 AM
Special education needs and costs skyrocket54%
WBEZ10%By Esther Bergdahl77%7/20/2026, 8:45:00 PM
Here are four congressional races to watch in Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 primary15%
Wisconsin Watch4%By Audrey Lopez-Stane13% Wisconsin Watch11% Zoey Elwood11%7/20/2026, 2:00:00 PM
David Crowley returns to governor’s race in last-minute effort to win Democratic primary71%
Wisconsin Watch4%By Shawn Johnson94% WPR63% Rich Kremer94%7/18/2026, 8:28:39 PM
This Vote on Israeli Aid Reveals Just How Over the Cliff Democrats Are Going76%
RedState91%By Nick Arama94%7/16/2026, 8:30:00 PM
Schumer's mentor pushed birthright citizenship crackdown. Now Moreno dares Democrats to reject it.59%
Fox News87%7/15/2026, 12:59:55 PM
What is it with people voting for the party that hates them?41%
Daily Kos85%By kos74%7/15/2026, 12:01:00 AM
The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states61%
MinnPost27%By Matt Brown86% AP40%7/13/2026, 3:28:27 PM
Biden, Platner, and the Democrats’ broken nomination machine83%
Washington Examiner73%By Peter Laffin0%7/8/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Data center backlash signals a fight over AI power87%
Brookings36%By Tom Wheeler98%7/7/2026, 12:06:44 PM