Topic summary
43%16 analyzed articles/videos18,138 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lindsey Graham results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 3,687 hits. Analysis detected 46,446 faulty-reasoning hits from 75,529 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (21,320 of 23,033 topics). This Lindsey Graham is better (less manipulative) than 92.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score16 analyzed articles75.5K 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 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Who was Lindsey Graham? Stories told at his SC funeral give insight14%
The Greenville News5%By Ruth Cronin18%7/31/2026, 2:08:58 AM
Do videos show Trump falling asleep during Lindsey Graham's funeral? We examined footage49%
Snopes.com21%By Taija PerryCook18%7/30/2026, 2:33:04 AM
The Latest: US military says it has thwarted an Iranian missile attack on American troops7%
AP News72%By The Associated Press73%7/28/2026, 1:13:40 AM
Lindsey Graham’s funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington15%
AP News72%By LISA MASCARO71% MEG KINNARD18% MARY CLARE JALONICK42%7/27/2026, 9:06:21 PM
Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Sen. Graham’s funeral18%
AP News72%By Seung Min Kim75%7/27/2026, 9:01:14 PM
Calling Cartels 'Narcoterrorists' Turns Drug Enforcement Into War Making53%
Reason.com61%By Niko Vorobyov72%7/19/2026, 4:00:34 AM
Exclusive: Annie Andrews on How Lindsey Graham’s Death Shifted South Carolina Senate Race37%
Newsweek60%By Andrew Stanton33%7/18/2026, 1:00:00 AM
Readers sound off on Trump's distractions, Lindsey Graham and SATs84%
New York Daily News87%By Voice of the People87%7/15/2026, 12:00:46 AM
“Wasting their time”: Trump swats down FBI investigation into Graham’s death67%
Salon85%By Alex Galbraith85%7/14/2026, 1:09:20 PM
Putin Has a New Problem: Lindsey Graham’s Legacy64%
Newsweek60%By David Averre68%7/14/2026, 10:17:26 AM