Topic summary
53%56 analyzed articles/videos52,481 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us Senate Elections results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 15,017 hits. Analysis detected 156,711 faulty-reasoning hits from 254,559 analyzed words across 56 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (21,432 of 23,032 topics). This Us Senate Elections is better (less manipulative) than 93.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.9% percentile
1.1% BS Score56 analyzed articles254.6K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Michigan’s Senate primary just exposed an uncomfortable truth about the Democrat Party83%
The Blaze86%By BlazeTV Staff94%8/6/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Terrible GOP Senate nominees are making Republicans go blue53%
Daily Kos88%By Emily Singer90%8/6/2026, 2:30:00 PM
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Contentious Michigan Democratic Senate Primary23%
The American Conservative91%By Joseph Addington59%8/6/2026, 6:30:21 AM
Transcript: Who Is Abdul El-Sayed? His Harsh Trump Takedown Is a Clue.13%
The New Republic75%By The Daily Blast62% Greg Sargent65%8/6/2026, 4:27:16 AM
Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan causes a GOP meltdown52%
Salon85%By Jason Kyle Howard91%8/6/2026, 3:30:34 AM
Jewish Democrats in Michigan weigh crossing party lines after El-Sayed’s Senate primary win25%
Jewish Insider80%By Matthew Kassel0%8/6/2026, 3:23:37 AM
El-Sayed’s narrow win alarms Jews, while Dems close ranks42%
Jewish Insider80%By Danielle Cohen-Kanik51%8/5/2026, 2:30:53 PM
Michigan Democrats push for unity behind El-Sayed after bruising primary49%
MS NOW98%By Nnamdi Egwuonwu93%8/5/2026, 2:08:24 PM
The Brutal Path Ahead for El-Sayed15%
The Bulwark79%By Jonathan Cohn16%8/5/2026, 2:07:13 PM
There’s No Time for Centrists to Be Doomers About El-Sayed’s Victory38%
The Intercept85%By Eoin Higgins99%8/5/2026, 2:02:18 PM