Topic summary
61%13 analyzed articles/videos11,450 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government Ethics results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 6,108 hits. Analysis detected 40,944 faulty-reasoning hits from 52,366 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 22% (18,283 of 23,168 topics). This Government Ethics is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
1.6% BS Score13 analyzed articles52.4K 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 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Nevada LG sues ethics commission, seeks reversal of fine over transgender athlete task force31%
The Nevada Independent35%By Isabella Aldrete0%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Clark County files ethics complaint on itself after ex-employee hired by major vendor39%
The Nevada Independent35%By Oona Milliken51%8/3/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts42%
AP News71%By BERNARD CONDON80% BRIAN SLODYSKO45%8/1/2026, 4:06:22 AM
Good Morning, News: Mayor Wilson Casts First Tie-Breaker and Is Subsequently Labeled "Daddy," and Your Chance to Name a Baby Porcupine (Daddy?)35%
Portland Mercury66%By Suzette Smith34%7/23/2026, 9:29:32 AM
Michigan subsidy board beefs up ethics rules. Critics ask what took so long22%
Bridge Michigan36%By Paula Gardner28%7/22/2026, 1:35:28 PM
Undoing Trump’s Golden Age of Corruption75%
The Bulwark79%By Amanda Carpenter90%7/21/2026, 1:45:58 AM
Supreme Court Justices give chilling accounts of threats to their safety34%
KUAR46%By Nina Totenberg90%7/14/2026, 8:19:25 PM
Kash Patel’s Late Stock Disclosure Raises STOCK Act Questions59%
NOTUS0%By Dave Levinthal73%7/1/2026, 7:31:38 AM
Exclusive | Gavin Newsom spent $57K jetting to Europe on tab of wealthy donors, robotaxi firm80%
New York Post94%By Josh Koehn98%6/25/2026, 5:00:00 AM
New York Comptroller’s Trip to Israel Raised Ethical Concerns, State Commission Said69%
The Intercept85%By Noah Hurowitz86%6/1/2026, 6:47:40 AM