Topic summary
60%12 analyzed articles/videos10,336 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Progressive Politics results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 4,223 hits. Analysis detected 48,745 faulty-reasoning hits from 48,788 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,932 of 16,562 topics). This Progressive Politics is better (less manipulative) than 78.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510021.9% percentile
2.0% BS Score12 analyzed articles48.8K 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 7.7%7.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.2%7.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.7%3.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Vox50%By Andrew Prokop45%7/17/2026, 10:00:00 AM
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Graham Platner Inspired Another Left-Wing Veteran to Take On an Establishment Dem71%
The Intercept80%By Eoin Higgins0%7/5/2026, 3:15:00 AM
The GOP Is Boosting A Progressive Candidate In Michigan. He Says He'll Make Them 'Rue The Day.'67%
HuffPost0%By Kevin Robillard0%7/5/2026, 3:00:17 AM
New York is already exporting Mamdani-style politics55%
Salon.com76%By Russell Payne62%6/26/2026, 3:30:54 AM
Mamdani and the DSA Just Sent a Seismic Message: The Revolution Is Here to Stay79%
The Nation77%By Ross Barkan0%6/24/2026, 8:47:19 AM
How Can We Reimagine Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change?6%
The Nation77%By Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins0%6/24/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Democrats Are Closing In On Their Tea Party Moment75%
HuffPost0%By Kevin Robillard0%6/23/2026, 9:19:05 PM
Mamdani wave: Lander, Valdez and Avila Chevalier win congressional primaries47%
Gothamist77%By Jon Campbell0% Elizabeth Kim84% Brigid Bergin0%6/23/2026, 2:23:00 PM
Democratic Socialist Overcomes GOP-Funded Opponent to Advance in Los Angeles Mayor Race65%
The Intercept80%By Jessica Washington65% Jonah Valdez73%6/8/2026, 6:41:48 PM