Speaker summary
69%20 analyzed articles/videos1,193 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Padilla results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Begging the Question, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 27.2% saturation with 377.263 hits. Analysis detected 2,908.415 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,193 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.9% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,302 of 28,364 speakers). This Alex Padilla is better (less manipulative) than 96.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751003.7% percentile
5.9% BS Score20 analyzed videos1.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 27.3%27.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.1%2.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.2%9.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 20.0%20.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 20.0%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 3.7%Straw Man: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The dark side of making daylight saving time permanent in California: How late would our sunrises get?21%
Los Angeles Times78%By Rong-Gong Lin II49%7/22/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Trump guts election commission in move seen as increasing his sway over midterms39%
The Highland County Press0%By David Lightman0% Stateline25%7/20/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Lawmakers demand answers after ‘bombshell’ report about ICE officer shooting in Maine78%
New York Daily News76%By Associated Press60%7/17/2026, 4:50:29 AM
Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report of ICE officer shooting in Maine83%
ABC News22%By LISA MASCARO AP congressional correspondent0%7/16/2026, 10:04:00 PM
Trump repeats debunked claims about voting vulnerabilities in prime-time speech50%
Los Angeles Times78%By Ana Ceballos94% Justine McDaniel90%7/16/2026, 7:19:27 PM
Democrat Senator Wants ICE Agents To Choose Between Getting Run Over And Going To Jail77%
The Federalist89%By Breccan F. Thies55%7/15/2026, 12:55:33 PM
Permanent daylight saving time is on the table. Would California scrap being on standard time?17%
Los Angeles Times78%By Iris Kwok64%7/14/2026, 3:00:00 AM
47th president ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process36%
AFRO American Newspapers0%By Bill Barrow42%7/10/2026, 1:41:20 PM
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process - ABC7 Chicago43%
ABC7 Chicago52%7/10/2026, 1:36:26 PM
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process31%
Santa Fe New Mexican42%By Bill Barrow The Associated Press0%7/10/2026, 9:22:00 AM