Topic summary
81%63 analyzed articles/videos47,022 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Congress results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 20,613 hits. Analysis detected 181,675 faulty-reasoning hits from 215,891 analyzed words across 63 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 21% (17,883 of 22,513 topics). This Congress is better (less manipulative) than 79.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510020.6% percentile
1.6% BS Score63 analyzed articles215.9K 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 8.1%8.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.6%9.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Max Miller’s abuse scandal takes its darkest turn yet66%
Daily Kos87%By Emily Singer91%8/4/2026, 1:30:00 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Banks supports holding Fauci in contempt of Congress36%
The Post Millennial78%By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz73%8/4/2026, 12:39:18 PM
House Ethics recommends censure for GOP lawmaker in sexual harassment probe29%
Yahoo News57%By Kaia Hubbard44%8/3/2026, 4:17:00 PM
Ethics Panel Recommends Censure for Rep. Chuck Edwards Over ‘Inappropriate Conduct’34%
The Assembly NC7%By Jenna Monnin36%8/3/2026, 12:41:23 PM
🎃 An early welcome to spooky season | Inquirer South Jersey7%
The Philadelphia Inquirer43%By Taylor Allen21%8/3/2026, 3:30:00 AM
BREAKING: Democratic Rep Marcy Kaptur hospitalized, ‘active and alert’ after hit-and-run crash14%
The Post Millennial78%By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz73%8/2/2026, 12:50:36 PM
Splinter Group of Multnomah County Democrats Calls for U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum’s Resignation31%
Willamette Week37%By Nigel Jaquiss26%7/31/2026, 12:08:50 PM
Democrats want Republican probed over ‘disturbing’ abuse allegations67%
Daily Kos87%By Oliver Willis96%7/30/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Key Senate panel backs Trump’s picks for CDC, pandemic preparedness53%
STAT61%By Chelsea Cirruzzo83%7/30/2026, 7:17:10 AM
Republicans head home for the summer after a string of losses in Congress73%
The Guardian90%By Chris Stein85%7/26/2026, 3:00:09 AM