Topic summary
55%10 analyzed articles/videos2,963 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Senate Elections results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 2,475 hits. Analysis detected 17,112 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,746 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,493 of 16,312 topics). This Senate Elections is better (less manipulative) than 76.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510023.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score10 analyzed articles17.7K 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 13.9%13.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.3%10.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 13.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘Birthright senatorship’ betrays America First76%
The Blaze80%By Mike Howell72%7/23/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Darline Graham starts locking in support from Senate Republican leaders66%
Semafor84%By Burgess Everett57%7/20/2026, 11:21:32 PM
Maine voters, once loyal to Platner, abandon him after sexual assault allegation40%
The Washington Post92%By Praveena Somasundaram0%7/7/2026, 9:19:57 PM
If Platner withdraws from race in next six days, Democrats have a chance to pick a replacement50%
The Washington Post92%By Dan Merica0% Alexei Koseff0%7/7/2026, 11:23:15 AM
Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race68%
Associated Press39%By JOEY CAPPELLETTI51% STEVE PEOPLES0%7/5/2026, 6:03:12 PM
Montana GOP Senate Nominee Kurt Alme Let Child Sex Offender Off The Hook49%
HuffPost0%By Jennifer Bendery0%6/30/2026, 10:00:17 AM
Four takeaways from primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma87%
The Washington Post92%By Praveena Somasundaram0%6/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Platner romps to victory in Maine Democratic primary, will face Collins despite controversies31%
MS NOW95%By Sydney Carruth0%6/10/2026, 1:36:00 AM
Democrats’ concerns grow over Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner amid sexual texting revelations40%
MS NOW95%By Erum Salam76%5/31/2026, 7:28:52 PM
Paxton crushes Cornyn in Senate primary in a big win for MAGA78%
The Washington Post92%By Matthew Choi0%5/26/2026, 9:00:00 AM