The Ezra Klein Show ⁠28%

By Ezra Klein⁠0%

6/30/2026, 6:00:33 AM

Topics: Podcasts
Keywords: Podcasts

BS Summary: This article contains 22 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, False Dilemma, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.1% saturation with 74 hits. Analysis detected 602 faulty-reasoning hits from 369 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 38.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (15,852 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 72.40% of the article peer group.

What Has Chris Rufo Wrought? 
One of MAGA’s leading activists discusses how he views the second Trump administration, as well as various factions of the right. 
By Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick 
I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel 
The 2010 novel “Super Sad True Love Story” foreshadowed our current world. 
So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it. 
By Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin 
Graham Platner, Jon Ossoff and the New Rules of Political Attention 
Chris Hayes and Ezra Klein discuss how the Democrats are winning the battle for attention, and whether that can translate into winning elections. 
By Ezra Klein and Rollin Hu 
The Left’s Reckoning on Gaza, Elites and American Power 
Matt Duss, Senator Bernie Sanders’s former foreign policy adviser, argues that Democrats need a foreign policy reckoning. 
By Ezra Klein and Rollin Hu 
The New Right’s Very Old Vision of Men 
The journalist Helen Lewis examines the ancient, angry gender politics of the New Right. 
By Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin 
Ian Bremmer on the Risks America Poses to the World 
The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump. 
By Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Annie Galvin 
Does Trump Want to Lose the Midterms? 
The president doesn’t seem that concerned that his party could lose control of Congress. 
Ezra Klein and the Republican strategist Liam Donovan discuss Trump’s midterm strategy and Democratic paths to victory. 
By Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick 
Yuval Noah Harari on Donald Trump’s Core Delusion 
The best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics. 
By Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin 
How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever 
The political scientist Lee Drutman argues that we should switch to a system of proportional representation and put an end to our “trench warfare politics.” 
By Ezra Klein and Claire Gordon 
This Is Why I Find Pema Chödrön So Essential 
The 89-year-old Buddhist nun teaches the power of agreeing with your anxiety, instead of trying to run from it. 
By Ezra Klein and Kristin Lin 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 1.9%Ezra Klein: 0.5%The New York Times: 1.7%Confirmation Bias1.9%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.4%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 8.9%Ezra Klein: 2.2%The New York Times: 2.1%Availability Heuristic8.9%This article: 2.2%Ezra Klein: 0.5%The New York Times: 0.6%Representativeness Heuristic2.2%This article: 3.3%Ezra Klein: 2.4%The New York Times: 0.6%Hindsight Bias3.3%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 2.4%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 17.6%Ezra Klein: 9.2%The New York Times: 5.8%Framing Effect17.6%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.6%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 2.2%Ezra Klein: 0.5%The New York Times: 0.4%Status Quo Bias2.2%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 10.8%Ezra Klein: 2.7%The New York Times: 2.7%Optimism Bias10.8%This article: 10.6%Ezra Klein: 3.3%The New York Times: 3.5%Pessimism Bias10.6%This article: 20.1%Ezra Klein: 7.2%The New York Times: 9.4%Negativity Bias20.1%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 1.3%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 3.8%Ezra Klein: 0.9%The New York Times: 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error3.8%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 8.1%Ezra Klein: 2.0%The New York Times: 1.1%In-Group Bias8.1%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.9%The New York Times: 0.6%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias0.0%This article: 2.4%Ezra Klein: 0.6%The New York Times: 0.9%Halo Effect2.4%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 1.1%Recency Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.2%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.8%Ad Hominem0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Straw Man0.0%This article: 8.4%Ezra Klein: 7.1%The New York Times: 4.0%Appeal to Authority8.4%This article: 13.8%Ezra Klein: 3.9%The New York Times: 1.2%False Dilemma13.8%This article: 2.2%Ezra Klein: 0.5%The New York Times: 0.8%Slippery Slope2.2%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.9%The New York Times: 2.7%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Red Herring0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.2%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 4.9%Ezra Klein: 1.9%The New York Times: 3.4%Appeal to Emotion4.9%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.4%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 3.3%Ezra Klein: 0.8%The New York Times: 2.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)3.3%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.3%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 8.9%Ezra Klein: 2.2%The New York Times: 0.2%Composition/Division8.9%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 1.0%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 7.3%Ezra Klein: 1.8%The New York Times: 1.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)7.3%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.0%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.0%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.1%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 2.1%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 1.0%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 11.7%Ezra Klein: 11.7%The New York Times: 3.8%Biased Writer Voice11.7%This article: 5.1%Ezra Klein: 1.3%The New York Times: 0.5%Indoctrination5.1%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 7.2%The New York Times: 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 5.7%Ezra Klein: 1.4%The New York Times: 0.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias5.7%This article: 0.0%Ezra Klein: 0.0%The New York Times: 0.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…0.0%

369 words analyzed.

Speakers

6speakers52%attributed speech176writer words
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Writer's voice • 4 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 5 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 21 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 21 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 11 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 23 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageMatt Duss • 17 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageHelen Lewis • 14 words • 100.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageIan Bremmer • 21 words • 100.0% coverageEzra Klein • 8 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 14 words • 100.0% coverageEzra Klein • 17 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageYuval Noah Harari • 14 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageLee Drutman • 25 words • 0.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 19 words • 100.0% coverageEzra Klein • 6 words • 0.0% coverage
Selected voice

Ian Bremmer

100%flagged-word coverage
21 attributed words11% of attributed speech91% writer coverage
0%50.0%100.0%Politically Right Leaning +100.0 ptsWriter: 0.0%Ian Bremmer: 100.0%100.0%Biased Writer Voice-16.5 ptsWriter: 16.5%Ian Bremmer: 0.0%0.0%Indoctrination-10.8 ptsWriter: 10.8%Ian Bremmer: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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