Topic summary
73%14 analyzed articles/videos5,825 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us Senate Race results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 3,143 hits. Analysis detected 34,858 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,083 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 31% (11,575 of 16,562 topics). This Us Senate Race is better (less manipulative) than 69.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510030.1% percentile
2.2% BS Score14 analyzed articles30.1K 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 8.8%8.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 8.0%8.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.2%10.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.9%2.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 8.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens: She’ll ‘get things done’ for Michigan77%
Bridge Michigan58%By Lauren Gibbons67%7/24/2026, 12:32:20 PM
Border residents wanted crossings reined in. Now Paxton and Talarico face voters wary of deportations26%
The Texas Tribune15%By Alejandro Serrano19%7/23/2026, 3:00:00 AM
GOP senator recites Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flag50%
MS NOW95%By Kevin Frey60%7/20/2026, 4:34:13 PM
Former Illinois public health chief Nirav Shah drops Maine Senate bid71%
WBEZ9%By Tina Sfondeles28%7/20/2026, 10:19:03 AM
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico41%
Daily Kos84%By Texas Tribune9%7/17/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Watch: Haley Stevens' Bizarre Video Comes As New Poll Jolts Michigan Senate Race79%
RedState91%By Nick Arama94%7/14/2026, 12:50:52 PM
Michigan Democrat Senate Candidate Squirms After CNN Drops Receipts on His 'Defund the Police' Record83%
RedState91%By Sister Toldjah91%7/13/2026, 2:25:59 PM
Maine Dem Platner to Exit US Senate Race After Sex Assault Claim10%
Newsmax75%By KIMBERLEE KRUESI0% MEG KINNARD10%7/8/2026, 5:39:27 PM
Ruben Gallego Weighs in on Platner Allegations - That Was a Bad Idea82%
RedState91%By Nick Arama94%7/7/2026, 12:30:00 AM
Trump-Backed Julia Letlow Defeats Freedom Caucus Co-Founder In Race To Succeed Pro-Impeachment GOP LA Sen Bill Cassidy46%
The Daily Caller68%By Anthony Iafrate0%6/28/2026, 3:04:52 AM