Topic summary
39%19 analyzed articles/videos16,303 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Legislative Process 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 6.1% saturation with 4,294 hits. Analysis detected 30,444 faulty-reasoning hits from 70,104 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.8% and a BS Rank of 2% (24,106 of 24,545 topics). This Legislative Process is better (less manipulative) than 98.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751001.8% percentile
0.8% BS Score19 analyzed articles70.1K 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 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Funding patch passes Senate to head off fall shutdown12%
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Republicans punt budget for reconciliation package into the fall4%
Roll Call35%By Aidan Quigley8%8/7/2026, 4:32:05 PM
Why this San Diego Lawmaker Rarely Votes ‘No’9%
Voice of San Diego37%By Nadia Lathan36%8/7/2026, 3:00:00 PM
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WHYY19%By Sarah Mueller43%8/6/2026, 4:12:36 PM
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Montana Free Press2%By Tom Lutey22%8/6/2026, 11:09:12 AM
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WAMU29%By Jabamu10%7/31/2026, 10:25:27 AM
For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct20%
ProPublica52%By Holly McDede29%7/31/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Why sentencing reform for domestic violence survivors keeps falling short in Oregon15%
InvestigateWest13%By Kaylee Tornay17%7/27/2026, 5:00:25 AM
Sacramento Report: The State-of-Play on San Diego’s Midway Rising Bill29%
Voice of San Diego37%By Nadia Lathan36%7/24/2026, 12:31:10 PM
House votes to end Iran war, but Senate Republicans vote to let Trump continue waging it29%
NBC News58%By Sahil Kapur34% Kyle Stewart27% Frank Thorp V43%7/23/2026, 11:20:47 AM