Topic summary

⁠0%1 analyzed article/video68 analyzed words

BS Summary: These 2021 U.s. Capitol Riot results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Bandwagon, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 36% saturation with 98 hits. Analysis detected 373 faulty-reasoning hits from 272 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠97% (373 of 11,456 topics). This 2021 U.s. Capitol Riot is worse (more manipulative) than 96.80% of the peer group.

2021 U.s. Capitol Riot

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Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Self Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Survival Stories	1%
⁠0%	Gender Identity	1%
⁠97%	2021 U.s. Capitol Riot (selected)	18%
⁠100%	Radio Roundup / Week In Review	60%
⁠100%	E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	E Bikes Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell	69%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell	69%

Topic details

Total words: 272

Article count: 1

Authors

Meryl Kornfield

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2021 U.s. Capitol Riot attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.

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2021 U.s. Capitol Riot vs All Other Publications

2021 U.s. Capitol Riot attribute percentages, with an overlaid baseline for all publications (Overall) for those same attributes.

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Trump’s allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund⁠^76%

The Washington Post⁠^0%By Meryl Kornfield⁠^0%5/21/2026, 9:00:00 AM