Topic summary
⁠83%11 analyzed articles/videos8,935 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maine Politics results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.8% saturation with 4,761 hits. Analysis detected 42,186 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,514 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (14,185 of 24,545 topics). This Maine Politics is better (less manipulative) than 57.80% of the peer group.
Maine Politics
Topic ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510042.2% percentile
2.1% BS Score11 analyzed articles40.5K 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 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.3%9.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.6%6.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.8%11.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Jackson officially wins Democratic nomination, will face Collins in Senate race⁠62%
Maine Beacon⁠90%By Beacon Staff⁠83%7/25/2026, 8:53:24 AM
‘Logger’ and ‘North Woods’ Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Is Also Political Operative of Boston-Based Labor Union⁠46%
Washington Free Beacon⁠92%By Ira Stoll⁠85%7/21/2026, 2:00:38 AM
Maine progressives hold edge in race to replace Graham Platner⁠41%
Salon⁠85%By Russell Payne⁠78%7/18/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Maine offers its best⁠88%
American Thinker⁠96%By J.R. Dunn⁠78%7/17/2026, 9:00:00 PM
Strimling: Abolish ICE and defeat Collins (the former won’t happen without the latter)⁠80%
Maine Beacon⁠90%By Ethan Strimling⁠96%7/15/2026, 11:22:14 AM
Troy Jackson’s Politics Are Rooted in Maine Logger Struggles⁠63%
Jacobin⁠69%By Branko Marcetic⁠88%7/15/2026, 5:57:36 AM
Bellows enters Senate campaign to continue ordinary Mainers’ movement to defeat Collins⁠22%
Maine Beacon⁠90%By Beacon Staff⁠83%7/9/2026, 2:54:57 PM
A Blood-Red Line in Maine⁠84%
American Thinker⁠96%By John F. Di Leo⁠0%7/7/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Platner 'Taking Time To Reflect' on 'Best Path Forward' Following Rape Allegation⁠59%
Washington Free Beacon⁠92%By Peter Hasson⁠0%7/6/2026, 1:30:08 PM
Maine Republicans address concerns that Charles’ extremism will harm other GOP candidates⁠21%
Maine Beacon⁠90%By Beacon Staff⁠83%6/24/2026, 1:36:56 PM