Topic summary
78%40 analyzed articles/videos21,966 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tariffs results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 12,583 hits. Analysis detected 113,513 faulty-reasoning hits from 91,113 analyzed words across 40 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 33% (10,290 of 15,364 topics). This Tariffs is better (less manipulative) than 67.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510033.0% percentile
2.3% BS Score40 analyzed articles91.1K 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 13.8%13.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.1%7.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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 13.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.1%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Sen. Wyden introduces bill to curb Trump's tariff powers11%
CNBC56%By Kevin Breuninger9%7/22/2026, 1:00:15 PM
'The Daily Show' reacts to Trump slapping additional tariffs on Canada75%
Mashable71%By Sam Haysom69%7/22/2026, 9:17:31 AM
Vermont officials concerned as White House announces 50% tariffs on some Canadian products45%
VTDigger19%By Theo Wells-Spackman67%7/21/2026, 10:21:49 PM
Trump is an Angry, Violent Man … And Canada is His Battered Wife52%
Talking Points Memo89%By Josh Marshall74%7/21/2026, 10:21:24 PM
Trump goes to (trade) war with Canada68%
Vox51%By Zack Beauchamp53%7/21/2026, 8:30:00 PM
Canada ready to ‘intensify’ trade talks as Trump reportedly prepares to hit more countries with new tariffs – US politics live56%
the Guardian80%By Shrai Popat39% Tom Ambrose32% Alice Speri82% Robert Tait81%7/21/2026, 1:14:11 PM
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to 'intensify' trade talks20%
Yahoo News38%By Nadine Yousif - Toronto28% Francisco Velasquez28% Peter Hoskins - Business reporters28%7/21/2026, 12:48:27 PM
Nintendo Says It Doesn’t Owe Customers Anything After Increasing Switch Prices For Tariffs It Didn’t Have To Pay81%
Kotaku71%By John Walker69%7/21/2026, 11:55:04 AM
'Response to discriminatory treatment of American products': Trump imposes 50 per cent tariffs on 'certain' Canadian goods80%
Beijing Bulletin98%By ANI96%7/21/2026, 4:59:00 AM
Trump Imposes New Illegal Tariffs on Canada75%
Reason.com38%By Ilya Somin91%7/21/2026, 1:03:08 AM