Keyword summary
67%18 analyzed articles/videos15,918 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Confirmation results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 7,195 hits. Analysis detected 53,671 faulty-reasoning hits from 63,262 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 23% (46,046 of 59,653 keywords). This Confirmation is better (less manipulative) than 77.20% of the peer group.
Confirmation

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

23% percentile
025507510022.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score18 analyzed articles63.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 11.4%11.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 10.8%10.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 3.3%3.3%

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: Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 11.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 10.8%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 4.9%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Framing…3%Optimis…5%Halo Ef…6%Bandwag…12%
Indian Country Welcomes Newly Confirmed IHS Director Mark Cruz3%
Native News Online32%By Levi Rickert41%8/7/2026, 8:04:42 PM
Congress confirms Schiess as third-ever chief of space operations33%
DefenseScoop49%By measley27%8/7/2026, 9:11:55 AM
The Latest: GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’ll oppose Blanche’s nomination25%
WTOP46%By WTOP Staff41%8/7/2026, 6:14:28 AM
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Todd Blanche for attorney general, putting his nomination in jeopardy21%
NBC News58%By Sahil Kapur34% Rebecca Shabad23%8/7/2026, 5:43:03 AM
Why Does Susan Collins Oppose Confirming Blanche? One Reason Involves Abortion Pills69%
The Daily Caller80%By Spencer Lombardo71%8/5/2026, 11:25:36 AM
Live updates: Trump's tax audit in place36%
BostonGlobe.com44%By Globe Staff29%8/3/2026, 9:45:57 PM
GOP Senators Giving Trump His Carte Blanche Are Responsible for What Comes Next91%
WhoWhatWhy88%By Klaus Marre97%8/3/2026, 12:40:49 PM
Blanche and Trump pitch wildly different messages on the fate of the ‘slush fund’37%
MS NOW98%By Steve Benen99%8/3/2026, 5:00:52 AM
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issues order rescinding "anti-weaponization fund"47%
CBS News39%By Nikole Killion58% Jacob Rosen45%8/2/2026, 9:25:00 PM
‘Payout Pot for Punks’: Senator Quickly Reacts to Trump’s Latest Anti-Weaponization Fund Push62%
Mediaite83%By Kathianne Boniello87%8/1/2026, 5:51:23 AM