Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,344 analyzed words
BS Summary: These White House Correspondents’ Dinner results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 400 hits. Analysis detected 4,534 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,376 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (11,603 of 22,481 topics). This White House Correspondents’ Dinner is better (less manipulative) than 51.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510048.4% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.4K 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 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.4%7.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump Gets Big Laugh Roasting RFK Jr. At WHCD: ‘Very Special Beef’⁠43%
Mediaite⁠82%By Kathianne Boniello⁠88%7/25/2026, 6:04:03 AM
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner used to roast the president. Now it’s letting him roast the press.⁠63%
MS NOW⁠97%By Jacques Berlinerblau⁠91%7/25/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Donald Trump Delivers Rally-Like Hour Of Rehash In White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech⁠27%
Deadline⁠48%By Ted Johnson⁠31% Dade Hayes⁠61%7/24/2026, 8:08:37 PM
Trump Roasts the Media at WHCA Dinner, Then Trolls Them With a ‘Trump 2028’ Hat⁠21%
RedState⁠95%By Ben Smith⁠66%7/24/2026, 4:43:00 PM
Why the White House Correspondents’ Dinner still matters in the Trump era⁠71%
MS NOW⁠97%By Shawna Thomas⁠83%7/24/2026, 2:27:07 PM
Trump at WH Correspondents’ Dinner Mocks ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Press⁠80%
Breitbart⁠89%By Nick Gilbertson⁠83%7/24/2026, 1:37:47 PM
White House correspondents' dinner, redux: New venue, fewer guests, and a presidential speech⁠15%
WRAL.com⁠27%By JOCELYN NOVECK — AP National Writer⁠19%7/24/2026, 8:28:11 AM
Trump to Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner After April Assassination Attempt⁠10%
Breitbart⁠89%By Nick Gilbertson⁠83%7/24/2026, 6:24:29 AM
Secret Service warns of sharp rise in threat levels ahead of rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner⁠22%
CBS News⁠38%By Nicole Sganga⁠22% Pat Milton⁠25%7/22/2026, 3:34:40 PM
Eerie new footage shows WHCD gunman casing hotel and the moment he tries to sprint through security checkpoint⁠55%
Daily Mail Online⁠79%By Stephen M. Lepore⁠84%4/30/2026, 4:13:24 PM