The Bulwark78%
This Max Miller Story Is Just Gross. 37%
By Will Sommer93%
8/2/2026, 4:22:55 PM
Topics: Political Scandal, Republican Party
BS Summary: This article contains 11 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Confirmation Bias, and Fundamental Attribution Error, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 60.2% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 227 faulty-reasoning hits from 93 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 38.4% and a BS Rank of 37% (16,226 of 25,726 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 63.10% of the article peer group.
Andrew Egger and Will Sommer give their takes on the stunning new developments surrounding GOP Rep.
Max Miller.
After facing mounting abuse allegations, Miller launched a livestream to defend himself and released a Dropbox full of what he claimed was exculpatory evidence.
Instead, his response appears to have intensified scrutiny.
Ohio Sen.
Bernie Moreno, Miller's former father-in-law, publicly condemned the congressman, saying he should no longer serve in office.
Andrew and Will examine Miller's unusual defense and why Republicans are just now beginning to distance themselves.
Confirmation Bias
25.8%Confirmation Bias
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25.8%AuthorWill Sommer
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
0%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorWill Sommer
1.6%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0.8%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Framing Effect
7.5%Framing Effect
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7.5%AuthorWill Sommer
13.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
8.6%Pessimism Bias
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8.6%AuthorWill Sommer
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Negativity Bias
60.2%Negativity Bias
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60.2%AuthorWill Sommer
22.9%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorWill Sommer
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Fundamental Attribution Error
18.3%Fundamental Attribution Error
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18.3%AuthorWill Sommer
1.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorWill Sommer
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
18.3%Recency Bias
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18.3%AuthorWill Sommer
2%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Primacy Effect
18.3%Primacy Effect
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18.3%AuthorWill Sommer
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
18.3%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
34.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
18.3%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
16.1%Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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93 words analyzed.
Analysis
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