Topic summary
98%24 analyzed articles/videos971 analyzed words
BS Summary: These United States (nation) results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 42.5% saturation with 2,782 hits. Analysis detected 14,664 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,548 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of 87% (3,297 of 23,773 topics). This United States (nation) is worse (more manipulative) than 86.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

86% percentile
025507510086.1% percentile
5.6% BS Score24 analyzed articles6.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 31.1%31.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 42.5%42.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.5%9.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 8.5%8.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 24.3%24.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.7%5.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 6.6%6.6%

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 42.5%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 31.1%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 24.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.5%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Maine voters, once loyal to Platner, abandon him after sexual assault allegation55%
The Washington Post97%By Praveena Somasundaram97%7/7/2026, 2:19:57 PM
If Platner withdraws from race in next six days, Democrats have a chance to pick a replacement63%
The Washington Post97%By Dan Merica0% Alexei Koseff0%7/7/2026, 4:23:15 AM
Live updates: U.S. trails Belgium 2-1 at World Cup round of 1692%
The Washington Post97%By Thomas Floyd0% Rick Maese0% Les Carpenter0% Noah White0% Toni Sandys0% Dan Merica0% Fritz Hahn0% Elahe Izadi0%7/6/2026, 2:00:17 PM
Trump says he overruled plan to cancel America's 250th celebration amid evacuations85%
The Washington Post97%By Jeremy Roebuck0% Cat Zakrzewski0% Olivia George0%7/5/2026, 5:42:24 PM
On a chaotic July Fourth, they spent up to $30K to watch the fireworks in style18%
The Washington Post97%By Liam Scott0%7/4/2026, 10:16:49 PM
America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division48%
The Washington Post97%By Layli Nazarova0% Olivia George0% Hannah Natanson0% Liam Scott0% Juan Benn Jr.0% Natalie Allison87% John Woodrow Cox0%7/4/2026, 8:56:32 AM
Voters are angry with Washington, and other takeaways from the Colorado primaries99%
The Washington Post97%By Erin Cox0%7/1/2026, 2:04:54 AM
Why resisting Trump has galvanized Black Democrats as the midterms approach99%
The Washington Post97%By Gregory S. Schneider0%6/29/2026, 2:00:00 AM
With time running out, Trump digs in on changing midterm election rules100%
The Washington Post97%By Patrick Marley0% Ben Binday0%6/28/2026, 3:00:00 AM
U.S. says it hit targets in Iran as hostilities erupt over Hormuz for third day89%
The Washington Post97%By Victoria Craw0% Suzan Haidamous0%6/27/2026, 6:08:17 AM