The Bulwark72%
We Asked GOP Lawmakers About Their Own Nominee. Watch Them Bolt. 81%
By Sam Stein90%
7/23/2026, 6:08:54 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Framing Effect, and False Dilemma, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 33.8% saturation with 45 hits. Analysis detected 242 faulty-reasoning hits from 133 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 72.4% and a BS Rank of 81% (4,236 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 80.60% of the article peer group.
Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the double standard at the heart of the GOP right now: Democrats forced Graham Platner off the ballot over disturbing allegations, while Republicans stand by candidates and members with far more documented records.
Texas gun-YouTuber Brandon Herrera made disgusting comments about women and children.
Arizona's Mark Lamb is facing sexual misconduct allegations.
Sitting Congressmen Cory Mills and Max Miller continue to face domestic abuse allegations.
So what does Mike Johnson say when he's asked directly about it?
He dodges.
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Confirmation Bias
31.6%Confirmation Bias
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31.6%AuthorSam Stein
3.1%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Availability Heuristic
0%Availability Heuristic
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0%AuthorSam Stein
4.7%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Framing Effect
30.1%Framing Effect
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30.1%AuthorSam Stein
18.5%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.7%PublicationThe Bulwark
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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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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.2%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
1.6%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Negativity Bias
12%Negativity Bias
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12%AuthorSam Stein
29.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.6%PublicationThe Bulwark
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
3.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
3.1%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.7%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
1.7%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.2%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorSam Stein
7.1%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorSam Stein
2.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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0%AuthorSam Stein
2.1%PublicationThe Bulwark
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False Dilemma
30.1%False Dilemma
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30.1%AuthorSam Stein
2.8%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorSam Stein
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorSam Stein
10.2%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorSam Stein
4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
8.3%Appeal to Emotion
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8.3%AuthorSam Stein
6.2%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorSam Stein
1.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%AuthorSam Stein
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorSam Stein
0.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
1.5%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
1.5%Unattributed Quote
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1.5%AuthorSam Stein
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Quote-first Misdirection
8.3%Quote-first Misdirection
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8.3%AuthorSam Stein
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Biased Writer Voice
33.8%Biased Writer Voice
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33.8%AuthorSam Stein
23.5%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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16.5%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
24.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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24.8%AuthorSam Stein
24.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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133 words analyzed.
Analysis
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