Topic summary
33%15 analyzed articles/videos11,183 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fifth Amendment results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 2,890 hits. Analysis detected 25,563 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,993 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (23,841 of 24,545 topics). This Fifth Amendment is better (less manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.9% percentile
0.9% BS Score15 analyzed articles54K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump invoked the Fifth over 400 times in 2022 deposition, judge said9%
Snopes.com21%By Emery Winter25%8/7/2026, 8:06:50 AM
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress3%
STAT62%By Daniel Payne21%8/6/2026, 6:12:35 AM
Senators vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for pleading the Fifth during tense hearing33%
NBC News58%By Megan Brand34%8/6/2026, 5:43:08 AM
Senate panel to vote on holding Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions15%
The Boston Globe44%By ERIC TUCKER51%8/5/2026, 9:14:16 PM
Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote8%
Orlando Sentinel24%By Associated Press74%8/5/2026, 6:23:47 AM
Did Fauci properly take the Fifth? The Senate could put that claim to the test18%
Fox News82%By John Malcolm0%8/5/2026, 2:00:25 AM
Fauci Agonistes: It’s Time to End the Republican Witch Hunt66%
Washington Monthly73%By James D. Zirin75%8/1/2026, 7:34:38 PM
Here's how many times Trump invoked Fifth Amendment in civil fraud trial, according to a judge18%
Snopes.com21%By Emery Winter25%7/31/2026, 3:51:20 AM
Dr. Anthony Fauci has testified before Congress numerous times. Why take the Fifth now?25%
PolitiFact22%By Gracey Abernethy18% Louis Jacobson39%7/29/2026, 1:17:07 PM
‘Pleading the Fifth’ invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in US society6%
AP News72%By Deepti Hajela59%7/29/2026, 11:14:32 AM