Topic summary
50%12 analyzed articles/videos19,249 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kentucky results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 6,206 hits. Analysis detected 41,034 faulty-reasoning hits from 68,600 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (21,714 of 24,545 topics). This Kentucky is better (less manipulative) than 88.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.5% percentile
1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles68.6K 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 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Mitch McConnell: Monday Deadline for Kentucky Special Election Explained7%
Newsweek61%By Andrew Stanton33%7/31/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign57%
AP News72%By Joey Cappelletti59%7/28/2026, 10:29:16 AM
Is Mitch McConnell Alive? Three Questions That Could Finally Force Answers25%
Newsweek61%By Hugh Cameron61%7/23/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Negativ…22%
Newport buys Monmouth properties including Brass Ass, Brass Bull2%
The Enquirer7%By Jolene Almendarez19%7/22/2026, 12:04:37 PM
Mitch McConnell Video or Interview Demanded by Governor of His Home State63%
Newsweek61%By Joshua Rhett Miller61%7/13/2026, 1:38:13 PM
Donald Trump’s revenge tour against Republican dissenters is in full swing. Will it backfire?73%
The Guardian90%By David Smith79%5/23/2026, 3:00:25 AM
Defiant Massie tells supporters after loss to Trump-backed challenger: ‘We didn’t bend the knee’79%
The Independent82%By Joe Sommerlad95%5/20/2026, 1:53:29 AM
2026 primary election live updates: 6 states hold key midterm contests23%
FOX News94%By Paul Steinhauser66% Charles Creitz0% Alex Miller58% Alec Schemmel0% Kiera McDonald0% Hannah Brennan0% Greg Wehner81% Bonny Chu78% Leo Briceno50% Michael Sinkewicz65% Alex Nitzberg87%5/19/2026, 6:01:26 PM
Trump scores ANOTHER revenge tour scalp as Republicans oust rebel Thomas Massie in record-setting primary77%
Daily Mail79%By Victoria Churchill0%5/19/2026, 4:58:14 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie loses GOP primary, the latest casualty of Trump’s wrath87%
The Washington Post97%By Hannah Knowles0%5/19/2026, 2:00:00 AM