Topic summary
92%47 analyzed articles/videos29,585 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Justice Department results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 16,702 hits. Analysis detected 128,011 faulty-reasoning hits from 128,560 analyzed words across 46 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 32% (14,893 of 21,840 topics). This Justice Department is better (less manipulative) than 68.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510031.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score46 analyzed articles128.6K 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 10.1%10.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.0%13.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.0%10.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Judge Boxwine Slurs Way Through Excuses About Reflecting Pool Case, May Or May Not Get Sent To The Cornfield68%
Wonkette93%By Gary Legum90%8/4/2026, 5:57:10 AM
Cornyn, Tillis throw support behind Blanche for attorney general25%
MS NOW97%By Julianne McShane88%8/3/2026, 5:26:19 PM
After Some Early Trump Retribution Wins, Pirro Has Fallen Out of His Good Graces35%
Talking Points Memo76%By Nicole LaFond54%8/3/2026, 2:36:33 PM
Todd Blanche Ends Anti-Weaponization Fund in New Order After Trump Threat26%
Newsweek59%By Hugh Cameron60%8/3/2026, 7:49:57 AM
BONUS EPISODE: Trump Fired a Court-Appointed U.S. Attorney in 54 Minutes (w/ Andrew Weissmann)86%
The Bulwark79%By Sarah Longwell95%8/1/2026, 6:00:22 PM
DOJ reverses charges in Reflecting Pool vandalism case27%
Salon84%By CK Smith57%8/1/2026, 8:29:38 AM
Trump: This Fund Isn't For Me, It's For The People Obama And Biden 'Destroyed'81%
Crooks and Liars91%By Conover Kennard88%8/1/2026, 5:22:24 AM
Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool39%
The Columbian57%By ERIC TUCKER48% Associated Press73%7/31/2026, 4:41:52 PM
Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool18%
AP News70%By ERIC TUCKER48%7/31/2026, 3:16:57 PM
Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool19%
AP News70%By ERIC TUCKER48%7/31/2026, 3:16:57 PM