Topic summary
0%24 analyzed articles/videos903 analyzed words
BS Summary: These United States (nation) results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 42.9% saturation with 2,782 hits. Analysis detected 14,642 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,480 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of 80% (3,183 of 15,426 topics). This United States (nation) is worse (more manipulative) than 79.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

79% percentile
025507510079.4% percentile
5.6% BS Score24 analyzed articles6.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 31.5%31.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 42.9%42.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 8.6%8.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 24.6%24.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.2%5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.8%5.8%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 6.7%6.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 42.9%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 31.5%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 24.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.6%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.8%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Maine voters, once loyal to Platner, abandon him after sexual assault allegation39%
The Washington Post91%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 replacement49%
The Washington Post91%By Dan Merica0% Alexei Koseff0%7/7/2026, 11:23:15 AM
Live updates: U.S. trails Belgium 2-1 at World Cup round of 1688%
The Washington Post91%By Thomas Floyd0% Rick Maese0% Les Carpenter0% Noah White0% Toni Sandys0% Dan Merica0% Fritz Hahn0% Elahe Izadi0%7/6/2026, 9:00:17 PM
Trump says he overruled plan to cancel America's 250th celebration amid evacuations78%
The Washington Post91%By Jeremy Roebuck0% Cat Zakrzewski0% Olivia George0%7/6/2026, 12:42:24 AM
On a chaotic July Fourth, they spent up to $30K to watch the fireworks in style9%
The Washington Post91%By Liam Scott0%7/5/2026, 5:16:49 AM
America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division33%
The Washington Post91%By Layli Nazarova0% Olivia George0% Hannah Natanson0% Liam Scott0% Juan Benn Jr.0% Natalie Allison0% John Woodrow Cox0%7/4/2026, 3:56:32 PM
Voters are angry with Washington, and other takeaways from the Colorado primaries98%
The Washington Post91%By Erin Cox0%7/1/2026, 9:04:54 AM
Why resisting Trump has galvanized Black Democrats as the midterms approach99%
The Washington Post91%By Gregory S. Schneider0%6/29/2026, 9:00:00 AM
With time running out, Trump digs in on changing midterm election rules100%
The Washington Post91%By Patrick Marley0% Ben Binday0%6/28/2026, 10:00:00 AM
U.S. says it hit targets in Iran as hostilities erupt over Hormuz for third day83%
The Washington Post91%By Victoria Craw0% Suzan Haidamous0%6/27/2026, 1:08:17 PM