Topic summary
81%16 analyzed articles/videos16,227 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Todd Blanche results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 9,661 hits. Analysis detected 67,389 faulty-reasoning hits from 66,551 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 36% (15,908 of 24,545 topics). This Todd Blanche is better (less manipulative) than 64.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510035.2% percentile
1.9% BS Score16 analyzed articles66.6K 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 10.6%10.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.6%13.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.5%14.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 10.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Todd Blanche as Trump’s new attorney general is a ‘red alert’ for abortion rights, groups warn73%
The Independent68%By Josh Marcus77%8/8/2026, 4:50:28 PM
Senate votes to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general8%
Ideastream Public Media21%By NPR Staff71%8/7/2026, 9:46:39 PM
Susan Collins Is A No Vote On Todd Blanche78%
Crooks and Liars95%By John Amato98%8/5/2026, 5:34:32 AM
Good Morning, News: Oregonian Editorial Board is on “Team Billionaire,” Portland Fire Game Marred by Transphobia, and Loser Trump Loses Again57%
Portland Mercury70%By Wm. Steven Humphrey73%8/3/2026, 8:53:26 AM
Blanche meets with Epstein accusers after demand from Republican senator crucial to confirmation33%
Chattanooga Times Free Press38%By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER62% JOEY CAPPELLETTI59% Associated Press74%7/17/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Readers sound off on plastic foam, gas delivery charges and Todd Blanche58%
New York Daily News87%By Voice of the People87%7/17/2026, 12:00:39 AM
Epstein Survivor Says Todd Blanche Chose Not to Follow Any Leads82%
The New Republic74%By Malcolm Ferguson83%7/16/2026, 9:36:56 AM
Over 100 House Democrats vote to end military aid to Israel in significant rebuke to US ally – as it happened38%
The Guardian90%By Robert Mackey55% Shrai Popat59% Lucy Campbell67% Tom Ambrose53%7/15/2026, 6:54:01 PM
During His Confirmation Hearing, Todd Blanche Defends Trump's Blatantly Corrupt IRS 'Settlement'71%
Reason.com60%By Jacob Sullum46%7/15/2026, 1:00:29 PM
WATCH: Todd Blanche faces Senate grilling in high-stakes confirmation hearing91%
Raw Story97%By Alexander Willis96%7/15/2026, 5:54:11 AM