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What we found in its articles

51 articles analyzed, 2026-07-30 to 2026-09-21. The daily feed picks a few articles a day from each outlet, so this is a sample, not everything NPR publishes.

Techniques found

Loaded Language in 46 articles — for example “sexual abuse of children” (How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country)

Appeal to Fear in 24 articles — for example “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow” (Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House)

Name Calling in 21 articles — for example “Fake News Media Outlets” (Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House)

Exaggeration/Hyperbole in 17 articles — for example “That's all they could say last time” (How will tariffs affect the midterms? In this Michigan border town, it's complicated)

Glittering Generalities in 16 articles — for example “moral issue that requires moral courage” (House passes Russia sanctions, sending bill named for Lindsey Graham to Trump's desk)

Repetition in 16 articles — for example “smears” (Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention)

Appeal to Prejudice in 15 articles — for example “who else would give them a defense to the sexual abuse of children” (How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country)

Black-and-White Fallacy in 9 articles — for example “who else would give them a defense to the sexual abuse of children” (How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country)

News

Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House · 2026-09-19 Loaded Language Name Calling Appeal to Fear

House passes Russia sanctions, sending bill named for Lindsey Graham to Trump's desk · 2026-09-17 Glittering Generalities False Urgency Appeal to Fear Loaded Language Black-and-White Fallacy

Judge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official · 2026-09-16 Name Calling Loaded Language

Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case · 2026-09-13 Loaded Language Glittering Generalities Appeal to Prejudice

Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention · 2026-09-10 Flag-WavingGlittering Generalities Name Calling Loaded Language Black-and-White Fallacy Repetition

The Trump administration still aims to make state citizenship lists ahead of midterms · 2026-09-04 Loaded Language Conspiracy Appeal Repetition

How will tariffs affect the midterms? In this Michigan border town, it's complicated · 2026-09-03 False Equivalence Loaded Language Name Calling Black-and-White Fallacy Exaggeration/Hyperbole

Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts' Democratic primary for US Senate · 2026-09-02 Loaded Language Exaggeration/Hyperbole Bandwagon Appeal

Trump says U.S. struck deal to take control of 65 billion barrels Venezuelan oil · 2026-09-01 Loaded Language Card Stacking Sovereignty Rhetoric Appeal to Fear

Canada claps back at Trump's efforts to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' · 2026-08-31 Appeal to Prejudice Glittering Generalities Repetition Name Calling Bandwagon Appeal Exaggeration/Hyperbole Loaded Language False Urgency

Why is one WNBA team calling in national security experts? · 2026-08-30 Loaded Language Appeal to Prejudice

Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves · 2026-08-29 Exaggeration/Hyperbole Glittering Generalities

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America · 2026-08-29 Loaded Language Exaggeration/Hyperbole Appeal to Fear Repetition Appeal to Prejudice

Political bickering follows two deaths related to measles in Pennsylvania · 2026-08-28 Loaded Language Repetition Appeal to Fear False Urgency

Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America · 2026-08-28 Loaded Language Exaggeration/Hyperbole Appeal to Prejudice

The impact of the trade war between the U.S. and Canada · 2026-08-27 Loaded Language Name Calling Repetition Exaggeration/Hyperbole Appeal to Fear False Equivalence

DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated · 2026-08-26 Loaded Language Glittering Generalities Appeal to Fear Appeal to Prejudice

Sen. Darline Graham wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina · 2026-08-26 Appeal to Fear

An aluminum smelter becomes part of Oklahoma Republican governor runoff election · 2026-08-25 False Urgency Exaggeration/Hyperbole Loaded Language Appeal to Prejudice

Week in Politics: Canada talks collapse; U.S. 'Economic D-Day; record national debt · 2026-08-23 Loaded Language Appeal to Fear Card Stacking

Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue for now · 2026-08-22 Loaded Language Appeal to Fear Glittering Generalities Exaggeration/Hyperbole

Top Iran official says US focus on economic warfare shows it has failed militarily · 2026-08-21 Loaded Language Name Calling Appeal to Fear Conspiracy Appeal Card Stacking Exaggeration/Hyperbole Black-and-White Fallacy False Urgency Appeal to Prejudice

Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting · 2026-08-20 Card Stacking Exaggeration/Hyperbole False Urgency Loaded Language

Florida senate primary winner Angie Nixon relied on grassroots organizing · 2026-08-20 Glittering Generalities Loaded Language Name Calling Appeal to Prejudice ScapegoatingPlain Folks AppealAppeal to Fear Conspiracy Appeal

This crowded Republican primary in Florida has drawn a unique cast of candidates · 2026-08-19 Loaded Language Appeal to Prejudice Name Calling Exaggeration/Hyperbole

Florida GOP race draws accusations of carpetbagging · 2026-08-18 Exaggeration/Hyperbole Loaded Language Name Calling Black-and-White Fallacy Repetition

'What are we going to do?' The mom of a trans teen grapples with Trump's Medicaid move · 2026-08-17 Appeal to Fear Name Calling

Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be 'ashamed' of conditions on board · 2026-08-16 Loaded Language Appeal to Prejudice Appeal to Fear Glittering Generalities

State Department spokesperson on Iran war and U.S. visa revocations · 2026-08-16 Loaded Language Exaggeration/Hyperbole Appeal to Fear Repetition Card StackingEuphemistic State LanguageGlittering Generalities Scapegoating Appeal to Prejudice

U.S. missionary who was kidnapped in Niger is released · 2026-08-15 Loaded LanguageGeopolitical Framing

AIPAC didn't always spend on campaigns. Now it faces criticism over money in politics · 2026-08-14 Repetition Loaded Language Name Calling Conspiracy Appeal

Democratic socialism's next test is the Midwest · 2026-08-14 Loaded Language Name Calling

Progressive Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota · 2026-08-12 Loaded Language

Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa Demuth · 2026-08-12 Loaded Language

After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure · 2026-08-11 Loaded Language Name Calling Appeal to Fear Glittering Generalities Repetition

Alabama heads into a second primary election after redistricting · 2026-08-11 Loaded Language Repetition Appeal to Fear

Max Miller is refusing to drop his bid for reelection. Here's what voters think · 2026-08-10 Loaded Language Repetition Appeal to Fear Name Calling Glittering Generalities

Minnesota GOP divided over Mike Lindell's potential gubernatorial nomination · 2026-08-09 Loaded Language Repetition Conspiracy Appeal Transfer Glittering Generalities Name Calling

Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review · 2026-08-08 Appeal to Fear Exaggeration/Hyperbole Loaded Language

How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term · 2026-08-06 Loaded Language Appeal to Fear Repetition Name Calling Glittering Generalities Black-and-White Fallacy Conspiracy Appeal Exaggeration/Hyperbole Appeal to PrejudicePlain Folks AppealCard Stacking

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns · 2026-08-03 Conspiracy Appeal

Politics chat: Will Democrats use the war and high prices for their midterm strategy? · 2026-08-03 Card Stacking Exaggeration/Hyperbole Loaded Language Repetition Name Calling False Urgency

More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends · 2026-08-02 Loaded Language Appeal to Fear

Democrats show divisions on Israel amid competitive midterm elections · 2026-07-31 False Equivalence Loaded Language Name Calling Conspiracy AppealPlain Folks Appeal

After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health · 2026-07-30 Appeal to Fear Loaded Language Glittering Generalities False Urgency Black-and-White Fallacy

The Trump administration wants $10 million more to cover its July Fourth celebrations · 2026-07-30 Loaded Language Name Calling Repetition Card Stacking Glittering Generalities Black-and-White Fallacy Appeal to Prejudice

Business, science and tech

How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country · 2026-09-21 Loaded Language Appeal to Prejudice Black-and-White Fallacy

Trump downplays calls for AI slowdown · 2026-09-14 Appeal to Fear

Amid war and sanctions, many Iranians are losing their jobs and struggling to get by · 2026-09-12 Appeal to Fear Loaded Language

From DOGE to "space lasers," Alex Gibney peels back the many layers of Elon Musk · 2026-09-12 Name Calling Loaded Language

Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms · 2026-09-06 Loaded Language