Topic summary
91%118 analyzed articles/videos71,879 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Republican Party results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 43,582 hits. Analysis detected 368,794 faulty-reasoning hits from 342,287 analyzed words across 118 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 39% (15,174 of 24,545 topics). This Republican Party is better (less manipulative) than 61.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.2% percentile
2.0% BS Score118 analyzed articles342.3K 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 9.5%9.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.1%10.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.7%12.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Tucker Carlson could derail the GOP’s 2028 plans41%
Salon85%By Heather Digby Parton91%8/9/2026, 3:30:49 AM
In blue San Antonio, Paxton taps locals to warn Republicans about progressive rule54%
San Antonio Report8%By Andrea Drusch58%8/8/2026, 5:20:12 PM
Exclusive — Scott Presler Warns GOP Senators on SAVE America Act: ‘You Either Deliver or We Are Going to Get Rid of You’32%
Breitbart89%By Jasmyn Jordan84%8/8/2026, 2:12:19 PM
Oh, No: Barbra Streisand Is Big Mad at Conservatives Over Fauci 'Witch Hunt'86%
RedState96%By Teri Christoph96%8/8/2026, 2:08:49 PM
'Embarrassed' Republican says party in big trouble in red-state stronghold85%
Alternet87%By Thomas Kika94%8/8/2026, 1:56:14 PM
South Carolina’s Surprise Election (with Meg Kinnard)78%
The Bulwark79%By Sarah Longwell96%8/8/2026, 3:01:21 AM
Trump-Backed, Racist Republican Just Lost His Primary51%
The Bulwark79%By Brendan Hartnett78% Lauren Egan73%8/7/2026, 3:13:34 PM
Hillsborough Republicans vie to try to defeat Kathy Castor after 20 years in Congress26%
Creative Loafing Tampa20%By Mitch Perry30% Florida Phoenix44%8/7/2026, 2:42:02 PM
The GOP’s Midterm Convention Will Be the Worst Film Festival Ever85%
The New Republic74%By Malcolm Ferguson83%8/7/2026, 12:43:57 PM
Susan Glasser: The Irredeemable Republicans75%
The Bulwark79%By Tim Miller99%8/7/2026, 12:41:25 PM