Midterms 2026 91%

4/28/2026, 1:24:47 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 35.4% saturation with 121 hits. Analysis detected 926 faulty-reasoning hits from 342 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 86.1% and a BS Rank of 91% (1,542 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 90.80% of the article peer group.

Midterms 2026 
This collection features articles about the 2026 midterm elections, focusing on key races, emerging themes, and political dynamics within the Democratic Party and progressive movements. 
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress 
Intercept staffers discuss the themes emerging this midterm election season. 
Crypto Critic Maxine Waters’s New Primary Foe Got Over Two-Thirds of Money From Crypto 
Maxine Waters, the scourge of crypto, could become Financial Services Committee chair if Democrats win the House in midterm elections. 
Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein 
The former representative’s rapid collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats have gotten the message: Voters see accountability for abuse as a key electoral issue. 
DNC Shoots Down Resolutions Calling Out AIPAC and Limiting Arms to Israel 
The party just kicked the can down the road again on Israel, deepening the divide between party members and their leaders. 
The Democrats Don’t Know Who They’ll Be in 2028. 
Michigan May Offer an Answer. 
The outrage over Abdul El-Sayed’s appearance with Hasan Piker reveals a schism that runs deeper than his Senate primary race against Mallory McMorrow. 
Bernie Sanders Backs Claire Valdez in NYC House Race Dividing Left and Progressives 
On Thursday, Sanders waded into the New York City race between progressives and socialists to replace Nydia Velázquez. 
Sunrise Movement Pushes Anti-War Candidates, Endorsing Melat Kiros in Denver 
The group’s increasing anti-war push shows how progressives are leveraging an unpopular war in the midterms. 
How Does TrackAIPAC Actually Track AIPAC? 
The social media warriors have helped make AIPAC a politically toxic brand  and fueled debate over what it means to be "pro-Israel." 
Seth Moulton Saw Trans Rights as a Political Liability. 
It Could Doom His Senate Campaign. 
The Massachusetts congressman is struggling to land his message of generational change with his past anti-trans comments haunting him. 
Illinois Results: Daniel Biss Beats Kat Abughazaleh in Blow to Left and AIPAC Alike 
Pro-Israel, AI, and crypto groups saw mixed results across Illinois as outside interests sought to snatch up open seats that favor Democrats. 
Confirmation Bias
6.4%
Anchoring Bias
0%
Availability Heuristic
7.6%
Representativeness Heuristic
0%
Hindsight Bias
17.5%
Overconfidence Bias
2.6%
Framing Effect
16.7%
Loss Aversion
0%
Status Quo Bias
0%
Sunk Cost Effect
0%
Optimism Bias
1.5%
Pessimism Bias
4.4%
Negativity Bias
28.4%
Self-Serving Bias
0%
Fundamental Attribution Error
12.3%
Actor-Observer Bias
0%
In-Group Bias
0%
Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%
Halo Effect
0%
Horn Effect
0%
Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%
Recency Bias
0%
Primacy Effect
5.3%
Blind-Spot Bias
0%
Ad Hominem
0%
Straw Man
0%
Appeal to Authority
0%
False Dilemma
19%
Slippery Slope
0%
Circular Reasoning
0%
Hasty Generalization
27.2%
Red Herring
6.1%
Bandwagon
0%
Appeal to Emotion
6.7%
Begging the Question
1.5%
Post Hoc (False Cause)
23.1%
Tu Quoque
0%
Burden of Proof
0%
Appeal to Nature
0%
Composition/Division
4.7%
Anecdotal
0%
No True Scotsman
0%
Ambiguity (Equivocation)
13.5%
Gambler’s Fallacy
0%
Middle Ground
0%
Personal Incredulity
0%
Special Pleading
0%
Genetic Fallacy
0%
Unattributed Quote
14.3%
Quote-first Misdirection
1.8%
Biased Writer Voice
35.4%
Indoctrination
2.6%
Politically Left Leaning Bias
12.3%
Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%

342 words analyzed.

Analysis

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