Author: Amanda Marcotte
Amanda Marcotte
has 68.9% among authors.
BS Score: 4.5%.
Articles analyzed: 4.
Words analyzed: 21,436.
Analyzed articles
Salon.com
- By Amanda Marcotte
- 7/3/2026, 10:45 AM
Biased Writer Voice 73.4% - Negativity Bias 38.7% - Ad Hominem 20.1%
Donald Trump’s well-documented ability to destroy everything he touches has come for what should have been the easiest of tasks: making the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence fun. If there is one thing the world’s oldest democracy is good at, it’s throwing Independence Day parties, hosting outdoor... more
Salon.com
- By Amanda Marcotte
- 7/1/2026, 10:45 AM
Negativity Bias 58.3% - Biased Writer Voice 33.8% - Hasty Generalization 30.8%
The decades-long Republican quest to force Christianity on those they see as unwashed heathens reached a new low on June 26, when the GOP-controlled Texas State School Board put Bible stories on mandatory reading lists for every level of public school student. The decision is disturbing on many levels, starting with the outright... more
Salon.com
- By Amanda Marcotte
- 6/29/2026, 10:45 AM
Negativity Bias 57.2% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 49.9% - Biased Writer Voice 42.6%
In recent years, Republican propaganda has quietly moved away from loud condemnation of the gay community to focusing the most overt hate on trans people. Donald Trump even has a few token gay men in his closest circles, such as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has two children with his husband. Marriage equality was legalized in... more
Salon.com
- By Amanda Marcotte
- 6/24/2026, 10:45 AM
Negativity Bias 58.4% - Biased Writer Voice 55.5% - Hasty Generalization 26.9%
The word “narcissist” comes from the Greek myth of Narcissus, which tells the story of a young man so enamored of his image in a reflecting pool that he is unable to look away. He eventually dies from his own egotism and turns into a flower. Donald Trump is no doubt ignorant of this story, even as he loves to imagine himself connected to... more