Topic summary

⁠32%1 analyzed article/video380 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Politico results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 101 hits. Analysis detected 565 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,140 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (8,357 of 16,276 topics). This Politico is better (less manipulative) than 51.30% of the peer group.

Politico

Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Uber	1%
⁠0%	Pittsburgh Pirates	1%
⁠0%	Opera	1%
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Privacy Policy	1%
⁠49%	Politico (selected)	3%
⁠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: 1,140

Article count: 1

Authors

Jonathan H. Adler

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Politico attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.

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Politico attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

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Justice Kagan Rejects Charge that Supreme Court Is "Rubber Stamp" for Trump Administration⁠^32%

Reason.com⁠^41%By Jonathan H. Adler⁠^14%7/24/2026, 12:16:20 AM