Topic summary
60%33 analyzed articles/videos30,470 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lobbying results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 14,602 hits. Analysis detected 112,757 faulty-reasoning hits from 143,031 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 18% (18,359 of 22,393 topics). This Lobbying is better (less manipulative) than 82.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.0% percentile
1.5% BS Score33 analyzed articles143K 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 8.6%8.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.2%10.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 8.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

El-Sayed overcomes $30 million AIPAC spend, wins Michigan primary52%
Responsible Statecraft71%By Blaise Malley0%8/5/2026, 4:29:20 AM
City Council Disregarded Its Own Traffic Safety Policies for Downtown Gas Station5%
Voice of San Diego36%By Naomi Granata0%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Wesley Bell Again Defeats Cori Bush — With Plenty of Help From AIPAC35%
The Intercept86%By Akela Lacy84%8/4/2026, 6:55:33 PM
AIPAC Tops $100 Million in Election Spending for Second Straight Cycle48%
Read Sludge76%By David Moore68%8/3/2026, 3:42:06 PM
As For-Profit Companies Battle Over ICE Contracts, Immigrants Are Caught in the Middle4%
Mother Jones68%By Dan Friedman52% Will Sytsma5% Nick Schwellenbach17%8/3/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Cori Bush Has No Regrets16%
The Intercept86%By Akela Lacy84%8/1/2026, 6:06:00 AM
MI5 Directors Who Plotted IRGC ‘Terror’ Ban Exposed In Leaked Emails46%
ScheerPost64%By Kit Klarenberg · The Grayzzone55%8/1/2026, 6:06:00 AM
Why AIPAC could see its biggest defeat ever32%
Vox67%By Andrew Prokop54%8/1/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Sports gambling super PACs place big bets on Michigan legislative races37%
Bridge Michigan34%By Simon D. Schuster35%7/31/2026, 11:27:11 AM
Corporate law giants pour nearly $1M into campaign ad blitz for Democratic incumbents22%
Spotlight Delaware4%By Karl Baker27%7/31/2026, 3:00:00 AM