Topic summary
85%14 analyzed articles/videos7,214 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Taxes results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 3,770 hits. Analysis detected 32,814 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,716 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 26% (11,820 of 15,849 topics). This Taxes is better (less manipulative) than 74.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

25% percentile
025507510025.4% percentile
2.1% BS Score14 analyzed articles31.7K 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 11.9%11.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.1%7.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Clark County Council asks voters to approve $366M bond for jail remodel13%
OPB4%By Erik Neumann24%7/22/2026, 10:25:29 PM
Downsizing? Here's what you need to know first80%
Berkeleyside31%By Local sponsor97%7/17/2026, 6:37:25 PM
A Federal Judge Slams Trump's IRS Lawsuit As a Pretext for Delivering a Phony 'Settlement'3%
Reason.com40%By Jacob Sullum20%7/14/2026, 12:10:41 AM
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Raise Taxes and Give All the Money to Senior Citizens57%
Reason.com40%By Eric Boehm0%6/24/2026, 7:40:22 PM
The Government Seized Their $195,000 Home Over a $2,242 Debt. What Does the Supreme Court Say They're Owed?51%
Reason.com40%By Billy Binion39%6/23/2026, 9:00:54 PM
Blue states pitch 100 percent tax on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts87%
The Washington Post92%By Hannah Knowles0% Dan Merica0%5/31/2026, 9:00:00 AM
White House unveils Trump Accounts mobile app ahead of July 4 rollout50%
Fox Business92%By Alexandra Koch0%5/27/2026, 8:07:27 PM
Jamie Dimon tells NYC’s Mamdani to ‘grow and build’ or watch more jobs flee89%
Fox Business92%By Kristen Altus95%5/22/2026, 3:36:26 PM
Missouri small businesses worry their sales taxes could double under plan to end income tax
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR57%By Bella Zielinski0%5/21/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Framing…83%Negativ…43%Post Ho…40%Biased …43%
Trump wants to pause the federal gas tax. Here’s what that could mean.90%
The Washington Post92%By Victoria Craw0%5/12/2026, 11:33:38 AM