Topic summary
83%95 analyzed articles/videos84,739 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Strategy results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 53,220 hits. Analysis detected 448,172 faulty-reasoning hits from 403,897 analyzed words across 95 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 39% (13,744 of 22,207 topics). This Political Strategy is better (less manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score95 analyzed articles403.9K 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 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.3%9.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.2%13.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Michigan county that picks presidents now tests the Democrats25%
MS NOW97%By Peter Alexander0%8/4/2026, 4:39:40 PM
Is Blanche Vow to Make Dobbs Permanent in ‘Every Single State’ Tied to Cornyn, Tillis Appeasement?29%
Talking Points Memo77%By Nicole LaFond60%8/4/2026, 4:05:16 PM
Bernie Sanders pushes Democrats to come out against Social Security cuts48%
Washington Examiner84%By David Zimmermann49%8/4/2026, 6:04:35 AM
Win or lose, El-Sayed’s campaign in Michigan has forced a Democratic reckoning50%
MS NOW97%By Max Burns98%8/4/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Democratic Voters Are Boiling Mad at the Democratic Establishment, and It’s Ridiculous32%
Washington Monthly71%By Bill Scher65%8/4/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Stein Urges Democrats to Turn Out so Republicans Can’t ‘Steal an Election’48%
The Assembly NC7%By Bryan Anderson6%8/3/2026, 2:03:02 PM
The Class Divide Haunting Climate Politics60%
Jacobin76%By Matt Huber78%8/3/2026, 9:17:44 AM
Transcript: Trump Rages as GOP Sen. Nukes IRS Fund in Epic Humiliation19%
The New Republic77%By The Daily Blast68% Greg Sargent70%8/3/2026, 3:21:18 AM
Will California voters 'orphaned' in top-two primary be strategic in November House races?22%
Los Angeles Times88%By Kevin Rector90%8/3/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Democrats Need to Ditch ‘Loser Politics,’ with Matthew Yglesias72%
The Free Press82%By Coleman Hughes83%8/3/2026, 2:00:13 AM