Genetic Fallacy
fallacy
Summary: Judge an idea solely by its origin.
The source of a claim—who said it or where it came from—is used to accept or reject it instead of examining its merits.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 0.1%, bottom 0%, overall 0.4%
- Publications: top 0.5%, bottom 2.2%, overall 0.4%
- Articles: top 12.8%, bottom 0%, overall 6.4%
Recent example
Iran war, and the Epstein files. >> He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration. Today's
Recent articles
Trump Blasts 'Obama Judge' Ruling Blocking Kennedy Center Renaming 0%
Newsmax - By Newsmax Wires - 5/29/2026, 10:51 PM
Self-Serving Bias 38.2% - Negativity Bias 29.8% - Burden of Proof 25.1%
President Donald Trump on Friday criticized a federal judge's ruling delaying planned renovations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and ordering the removal of his name from the institution. Trump said U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, erred in blocking plans to... more
Trump bashes Senate Parliamentarian: ‘She has been brutal to Republicans’ 65.8%
One America News Network - By Addie Davis, Brooke Mallory - 5/20/2026, 4:48 PM
Negativity Bias 43% - Politically Right Leaning Bias 35.1% - Biased Writer Voice 29.7%
OAN Staff Addie Davis and Brooke Mallory 4:45 PM – Wednesday, May 20, 2026 In a lengthier Truth Social post on Wednesday, President Donald Trump publicly called on Senate Republicans to remove and replace Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, accusing her of maintaining a distinct bias against the GOP. His public demands followed... more
Trump targets critic Rep. Thomas Massie in Republican primary election 84.4%
NBC News - 5/19/2026, 2:27 PM
President Trump is out for political revenge. >> We're in a fight against the worst congressman in the history of our country. His name is Thomas Massie. Massie's a Republican, but has often criticized the president over the national debt, the Iran war, and the Epstein files. >> He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein... more
Protesters demand New York Times retract controversial 'dog rape' article, fire Nicholas Kristof 56.7%
Fox News - By Rachel Wolf - 5/16/2026, 7:00 PM
Negativity Bias 21.8% - Unattributed Quote 20.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15%
NEW YORK – Protesters gathered Thursday outside The New York Times building in New York City expressing outrage over an opinion piece by liberal columnist Nicholas Kristof that contained allegations of serial sexual abuse by Israelis against Palestinian detainees. The article featured the testimony of men and women who alleged "brutal... more
This California Congressional Hopeful Opposes a Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech CEO Backers. 32.8%
The Intercept - By Jonah Valdez - 5/14/2026, 10:07 AM
Negativity Bias 26.9% - Appeal to Emotion 13.4% - Fundamental Attribution Error 12.7%
The leading progressive candidate to replace longtime Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi in Congress is opposing a pair of wealth taxes on the ballot in his state and district: a one-time statewide tax on California billionaires and a local San Francisco tax on the city’s wealthiest businesses and corporations. California state Sen. Scott... more
I didn’t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong – and I’m not alone 18.5%
The Guardian - By Shannon Keating - 5/8/2026, 4:00 PM
Anecdotal 20.5% - Appeal to Emotion 17.1% - Negativity Bias 17%
Amy knew it wasn’t great. But there she was, at the bottom of a dumpster, desperately searching for the THC vape cartridge she’d thrown away just hours earlier. Amy, 18, had previously tossed that same cartridge, known colloquially as a cart, into a public trash can. Passersby stared as she later rooted around to recover it. So she... more
Oakland Approves Police Contract With Israeli Intelligence Firm for Phone Searches 24.4%
KQED - By Katie DeBenedetti - 5/7/2026, 9:36 PM
Negativity Bias 33.4% - Unattributed Quote 17.5% - Hasty Generalization 13.4%
Activists opposed Oakland’s contract this week with an Israeli cellphone data extraction company, which they say has been used in Israeli military operations in Gaza and to surveil journalists and activists across the world. While the Oakland Police Department has contracted with digital intelligence company Cellebrite since 2014, the... more
Provo has a nerd mall. Will its major makeover displace its geeky cred? 11.2%
KUER - By Ciara Hulet - 5/6/2026, 8:00 AM
Optimism Bias 8.5% - Pessimism Bias 7.1% - Appeal to Authority 4.8%
Provo Towne Centre has a dead mall reputation, and the owner now wants a major remodel to make way for a new mix of retail and housing. But the mall’s unpopularity has created space for a unique community to grow there in recent years, with stores like We Geek Together and Wandering Wizards. Some have even called it America’s nerdiest... more
Kim K's toilet trouble, one superstar's humiliating fumble... and the flash of flesh that nearly made me sick: KENNEDY's utterly brutal Met Gala review 76.6%
Daily Mail Online - By Kennedy - 5/5/2026, 12:26 PM
Biased Writer Voice 82.7% - Negativity Bias 73% - Ad Hominem 37.3%
Actress Blake Lively made a humiliating return to the public eye at the Met Gala on Monday night, just hours after settling her seemingly interminable (pointless?) legal crusade against her former It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. She probably should have stayed at home. Here are the all hits, misses and pointy nipples (stayed... more
Supreme Court resembles a feuding family with arguments that go on for years 79.7%
Los Angeles Times - By David G. Savage - 5/5/2026, 10:00 AM
Biased Writer Voice 28% - Negativity Bias 25.8% - Hasty Generalization 14.8%
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court often resembles a feuding family where the same heated arguments go on for years. The justices disagree over race, religion, abortion, guns and the environment, and more recently, presidential power and LGBTQ+ rights. And while they try to maintain a cordial working relationship, they don't claim to be good... more