Ben Wikler joins Geoff Bennett on 'Settle In' ⁠47%

By Cascade PBS Staff⁠70%

7/24/2026, 12:45:23 AM

Topics: Politics
Keywords: Pbs News Hour

BS Summary: This article contains 5 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 36.6% saturation with 30 hits. Analysis detected 96 faulty-reasoning hits from 82 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 48.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (11,610 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 53.00% of the article peer group.

Ben Wikler joins Geoff Bennett on 'Settle In' 
There’s no shortage of analysis about what’s wrong with the Democratic Party. 
Ben Wikler is focused on what Democrats plan to do about it. 
The former Wisconsin Democratic Party chair wrote "This Is the Plan," laying out lessons from one of the most closely divided states and what they could mean for Democrats nationwide. 
Geoff Bennett spoke with him for our PBS News podcast, "Settle In." 
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