Daily Kos88%
‘Some tough breaks’: Trump toadie goes soft on economic spin 90%
By Walter Einenkel100%
7/31/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Keywords: Donald Trump, Economy, Farmers, Foxnews, Inflation, Iran, Kevinhassett, Tariffs, War, Video
BS Summary: This article contains 19 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 74.5% saturation with 108 hits. Analysis detected 585 faulty-reasoning hits from 145 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 79.3% and a BS Rank of 90% (2,668 of 25,564 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 89.60% of the article peer group.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appeared on Fox Business Friday to try to spin the woeful 1.5% GDP growth last quarter, rising inflation, and surging farm bankruptcies.
“I think that America’s farmers have had some tough breaks,” Hassett said.
“A bumper crop in Brazil made it so prices went down globally, the disruptions in the Gulf have made fertilizer prices go up, and it’s really, really important that we help farmers—we get them the relief they need at this difficult time.”
“Disruptions in the Gulf” is certainly one way to refer to President Donald Trump’s disastrous Iran war.
Hassett also left out one of the biggest drivers of increased costs for Americans: Trump’s tariffs.
As Trump’s approval rating shows, Hassett can omit any fact he likes.
The American people still know who’s to blame.
Confirmation Bias
40%Confirmation Bias
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40%AuthorWalter Einenkel
15.5%PublicationDaily Kos
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
5.5%Availability Heuristic
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5.5%AuthorWalter Einenkel
1.4%PublicationDaily Kos
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Representativeness Heuristic
8.3%Representativeness Heuristic
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8.3%AuthorWalter Einenkel
2.1%PublicationDaily Kos
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Hindsight Bias
11.7%Hindsight Bias
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11.7%AuthorWalter Einenkel
5%PublicationDaily Kos
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
74.5%Framing Effect
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74.5%AuthorWalter Einenkel
41.4%PublicationDaily Kos
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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
0%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
57.2%Negativity Bias
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57.2%AuthorWalter Einenkel
40.3%PublicationDaily Kos
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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Fundamental Attribution Error
11.7%Fundamental Attribution Error
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11.7%AuthorWalter Einenkel
2.9%PublicationDaily Kos
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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2.8%PublicationDaily Kos
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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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%PublicationDaily Kos
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Primacy Effect
5.5%Primacy Effect
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5.5%AuthorWalter Einenkel
1.4%PublicationDaily Kos
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
15.2%Ad Hominem
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15.2%AuthorWalter Einenkel
9%PublicationDaily Kos
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorWalter Einenkel
2.9%PublicationDaily Kos
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Appeal to Authority
8.3%Appeal to Authority
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8.3%AuthorWalter Einenkel
4.1%PublicationDaily Kos
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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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0%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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Hasty Generalization
5.5%Hasty Generalization
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5.5%AuthorWalter Einenkel
5.5%PublicationDaily Kos
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Red Herring
29%Red Herring
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29%AuthorWalter Einenkel
14.5%PublicationDaily Kos
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
19.3%Appeal to Emotion
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19.3%AuthorWalter Einenkel
16%PublicationDaily Kos
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorWalter Einenkel
1.4%PublicationDaily Kos
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
11.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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11.7%AuthorWalter Einenkel
2.9%PublicationDaily Kos
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
11%Burden of Proof
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11%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
29%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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29%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%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
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
8.3%Unattributed Quote
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8.3%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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Biased Writer Voice
46.2%Biased Writer Voice
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46.2%AuthorWalter Einenkel
52.4%PublicationDaily Kos
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Indoctrination
5.5%Indoctrination
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5.5%AuthorWalter Einenkel
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorWalter Einenkel
33.1%PublicationDaily Kos
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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145 words analyzed.
Analysis
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