Topic summary
79%23 analyzed articles/videos17,633 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Department Of Justice results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 10,287 hits. Analysis detected 74,166 faulty-reasoning hits from 77,148 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 30% (16,249 of 23,003 topics). This Department Of Justice is better (less manipulative) than 70.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

29% percentile
025507510029.4% percentile
1.8% BS Score23 analyzed articles77.1K 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 9.1%9.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.3%13.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.1%11.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 9.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

OpenAI Settles DOJ Lawsuit for $3.2M After Newsweek’s H-1B Reporting15%
Newsweek60%By Dan Gooding55%8/5/2026, 3:38:01 PM
The Trump administration promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'37%
Reason.com61%By Billy Binion63%8/5/2026, 2:59:01 PM
New Mexico sues DOJ over Epstein files and releases “truth commission” report45%
Salon85%By Troy Farah83%8/5/2026, 2:28:02 PM
ICE shooting fallout in Maine puts spotlight on Sen. Collin’s AG vote18%
Maine Beacon90%By Kathryn Carley82% Maine News Service82%8/4/2026, 9:35:42 AM
Trump attorney general pick Todd Blanche faces final hurdle before confirmation vote11%
Washington Examiner84%By Kaelan Deese46%8/4/2026, 6:16:58 AM
Judge Boxwine Drops Case Against Reflecting Pool Terrorist Just Because Of How He Didn't61%
Wonkette92%By Gary Legum92%8/1/2026, 9:15:11 AM
Donald Trump Suffers 19th Straight Defeat in Voter Roll Campaign14%
Newsweek60%By Emma Marsden10%8/1/2026, 8:37:18 AM
The Senate has already endorsed Todd Blanche’s abuse of power61%
MS NOW98%By Duncan Levin87%8/1/2026, 3:00:00 AM
The Comey Prosecution Is Dead74%
The Bulwark79%By Paul Rosenzweig89%7/31/2026, 1:57:39 AM
Top senator slams Todd Blanche's 'baloney' excuse on Epstein: 'It's embarrassing'88%
Raw Story96%By Matthew Chapman95%7/16/2026, 6:01:14 AM