Topic summary

⁠7%1 analyzed article/video3,467 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Trust Busting results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Confirmation Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 3.4% saturation with 472 hits. Analysis detected 4,194 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,868 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (20,934 of 21,509 topics). This Trust Busting is better (less manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group.

Trust Busting

Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	4-H Schedule	1%
⁠0%	4 H Schedule	1%
⁠0%	Musician Biographies	1%
⁠0%	Cleveland Politics	1%
⁠0%	Summer Traditions	1%
⁠3%	Trust Busting (selected)	1%
⁠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: 13,868

Article count: 1

Authors

David Dayen

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Louis Brandeis: The Empiricist⁠^8%

The American Prospect⁠^43%By David Dayen⁠^21%7/30/2026, 2:30:00 AM