The Time Bomb Lurking in the Trump Tax Cuts.

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Report Overview: The article presents a critical view of the tax bill with a focus on the negative impact on small businesses categorized as SSTBs. It uses biased language and selective use of sources to emphasize the downsides of the bill, while not equally presenting the potential benefits or counterarguments. The article also employs sensationalism and appeal to emotion, particularly when discussing the arbitrary nature of SSTB categorization and its impact on small businesses.

Sides Objectivity Scores

Pro-Tax Cuts (70)

Anti-Tax Cuts (60)

Sides Representation Balance

Favored Side

Pro-Tax Cuts

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Detected Manipulations & Suggested Changes

Biased language

Using language that unfairly favors one side over another.

The article uses terms like 'nefarious exception' and 'ridiculously arbitrary' to describe the SSTB categorization, which implies a negative bias against the bill.

Use neutral language to describe the SSTB categorization and its implications.

Provide a balanced view by including potential justifications for the SSTB categorization.

Selective use of sources

Using sources that support one side of the argument while ignoring those that support the other.

The article quotes Ryan Ellis from National Review to support its argument against the SSTB categorization without presenting counterarguments or sources that might support the bill.

Include quotes or data from sources that support the SSTB categorization or the overall bill.

Present a balanced view by discussing potential benefits of the bill.

Sensationalism

Using sensational language to provoke an emotional response.

Phrases like 'time bomb' and 'farcical results' are used to sensationalize the impact of the tax bill.

Use factual and measured language to describe the potential impacts of the bill.

Avoid using hyperbolic terms that may exaggerate the situation.

Appeal to emotion

Using emotional appeals to persuade the audience.

The article emphasizes the struggles of small businesses and the impact of inflation and regulations to evoke sympathy.

Provide statistical data or expert opinions to support claims about the impact on small businesses.

Balance emotional appeals with factual information.

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