Topic summary
75%19 analyzed articles/videos14,431 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Federal Funding results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 6,192 hits. Analysis detected 45,598 faulty-reasoning hits from 54,535 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 29% (16,923 of 23,729 topics). This Federal Funding is better (less manipulative) than 71.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

29% percentile
025507510028.7% percentile
1.7% BS Score19 analyzed articles54.5K 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 11.3%11.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.0%8.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid36%
Grist45%By Jeff St. John Canary Media10%8/8/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Blue States Sue DHS and FEMA Over Coercive Election Changes44%
Talking Points Memo79%By Khaya Himmelman75%7/30/2026, 11:00:00 AM
DeLauro: CT providers’ federal grants represent “amazing victory”56%
CT Mirror34%By Laura Tillman47%7/30/2026, 8:32:17 AM
What the Tijuana River Cleanup Reveals About San Diego’s Bigger Challenge34%
Voice of San Diego36%By Alan Berube49%7/24/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Trump Team Admits He’s Been Defunding States That Didn’t Vote for Him82%
The New Republic74%By Hafiz Rashid85%7/24/2026, 1:13:14 PM
California sues Trump over emergency funding rules that pressure states on elections36%
CalMatters48%By Lynn La44%7/23/2026, 3:00:08 PM
Hundreds of Thousands Could Lose Home Care as Federal Government Freezes $867.5 Million in California Medicaid Payments23%
Medical Daily21%By Joseph James25%7/22/2026, 12:00:18 PM
RFK Jr. shuts down $1 BILLION in funding to California and Minnesota50%
The Blaze86%By Carlos Garcia77%7/21/2026, 3:05:00 PM
Framing…9%Appeal …23%
Shelby City Schools seeks public input Monday on federal, state program funding3%
Richland Source14%By Logan Adams18%7/19/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Boston federal judge bars Trump administration from using obscure clause to make huge funding cuts64%
Boston.com38%By MICHAEL CASEY26% Associated Press74%7/17/2026, 12:51:50 PM