Topic summary
71%28 analyzed articles/videos15,065 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Endorsements results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 6,502 hits. Analysis detected 58,213 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,879 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 22% (17,418 of 22,077 topics). This Political Endorsements is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
1.6% BS Score28 analyzed articles71.9K 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 9.1%9.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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 9.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, 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 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Negativ…9%Quote-f…4%
Arcata Councilmember Meredith Matthews Abandons Reelection Bid2%
Lost Coast Outpost17%By Ryan Burns46%8/4/2026, 5:33:59 AM
Cornyn, Tillis throw support behind Blanche for attorney general25%
MS NOW97%By Julianne McShane88%8/3/2026, 5:26:19 PM
MPA endorses Jackson, Pingree, Dunlap more than 50 progressive state candidates60%
Maine Beacon90%By Channa Steinmetz83%8/3/2026, 1:37:25 PM
Florida Chamber of Commerce throws support behind Ashley Moody in U.S. Senate race9%
Florida Politics36%By Drew Dixon38%8/3/2026, 3:40:39 AM
Abdul El-Sayed Touts Endorsements From Detroit Pastor He Paid $75,000 for ‘Consulting’: Arrangement Recalls Kamala Harris’s Payments to Al Sharpton48%
The Washington Free Beacon92%By Chuck Ross93%7/31/2026, 10:30:26 AM
Trump Explodes at John Cornyn Over Todd Blanche Stand-Off – ‘Never Had a Problem’ Before Primary Snub75%
Mediaite82%By David Gilmour76%7/31/2026, 5:14:55 AM
‘Leadership, experience’: The Hispanic Vote backs Mike Friend for HD 10272%
Florida Politics36%By Jesse Scheckner32%7/24/2026, 3:50:47 PM
Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens: She’ll ‘get things done’ for Michigan63%
Bridge Michigan32%By Lauren Gibbons24%7/24/2026, 12:32:20 PM
Pingree faces off against anti-choice rivals on abortion64%
Maine Beacon90%By Beacon Staff82%7/24/2026, 8:42:41 AM
Michigan Democrat Refuses to Say She’ll Support El-Sayed If He Wins His Primary In Blistering Interview65%
Mediaite82%By Alex Griffing81%7/23/2026, 6:05:23 PM