Topic summary
70%28 analyzed articles/videos29,764 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Influence results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 13,482 hits. Analysis detected 125,387 faulty-reasoning hits from 138,381 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 28% (16,180 of 22,266 topics). This Political Influence is better (less manipulative) than 72.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510027.3% percentile
1.7% BS Score28 analyzed articles138.4K 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 9.3%9.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.7%9.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.5%9.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Bari Weiss’s “60 Minutes” Hires Producer Who Downplayed Gaza Starvation, Justified Killing Journalists82%
The Intercept85%By Adam Johnson100%8/4/2026, 12:46:41 PM
This MAGA influencer runs a charity to teach kids civics. Much of the money goes to him instead.16%
Daily Kos87%By ProPublica40%8/1/2026, 3:00:00 PM
MI5 Directors Who Plotted IRGC ‘Terror’ Ban Exposed In Leaked Emails46%
ScheerPost64%By Kit Klarenberg · The Grayzzone55%8/1/2026, 6:06:00 AM
The Rolex Economy Is Humming, the Timex Economy Is Not84%
WhoWhatWhy87%By Klaus Marre97%8/1/2026, 4:11:30 AM
“If I Prove That You Can Win Statewide Taking on AIPAC, That is Catastrophic”54%
Mother Jones68%By Najib Aminy67%8/1/2026, 3:29:04 AM
Meet the MAGA Influencer using a children’s civics education charity to line his pockets4%
Salon85%By Kali Bomeli5%8/1/2026, 3:00:50 AM
Why AIPAC could see its biggest defeat ever32%
Vox67%By Andrew Prokop54%8/1/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Elon Musk Goes All in on Trying to Save Susan Collins74%
The New Republic77%By Hafiz Rashid84%7/31/2026, 1:27:10 PM
Cedar Lake Residents Battle Powerful Neighbor Over Unpermitted Dams6%
Oklahoma Watch12%By Paul Monies5%7/28/2026, 4:00:00 AM
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.6%
ProPublica50%By Kali Bomeli5%7/28/2026, 3:00:00 AM