Speaker summary
52%53 analyzed articles/videos992.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Axios results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 24.4% saturation with 342.785 hits. Analysis detected 2,078.239 faulty-reasoning hits from 992.333 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,520 of 28,364 speakers). This Axios is better (less manipulative) than 97.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.0% percentile
5.3% BS Score53 analyzed videos992.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 15.3%15.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 9.5%9.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 24.4%24.4%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 24.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 15.3%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 0.9%Red Herring: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 0.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Seven Trump News Cycles We’re All Stuck In89%
The New Republic72%By Jason Linkins96%7/25/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Trump May Order ‘Massive Attack’ on Iran ‘Bigger Than Ever Before’ as U.S. Weighs Next Move85%
Breitbart81%By Joshua Klein99%7/24/2026, 12:34:53 AM
Iran War Day 145: Trump: U.S to Bomb Bridges and Power Plants if Iran’s Hormuz Attacks Continue58%
The American Conservative86%By Harrison Berger73%7/22/2026, 5:20:00 PM
Iran War Day 144: Israel’s Smotrich: ‘The Current Situation is Good For Us’41%
The American Conservative86%By Harrison Berger73%7/21/2026, 4:08:00 PM
US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft74%
TechCrunch47%By Rebecca Bellan66%7/21/2026, 3:37:05 PM
Trump's latest AI czar has already resigned55%
TechCrunch47%By Julie Bort56%7/20/2026, 10:21:04 PM
Trump administration reportedly reviving push to ban Chinese AI models following Kimi K3 launch, citing cybersecurity concerns — downloadable open weights could make an outright U.S. ban nearly impossible to enforce amid growing adoption50%
Tom's Hardware50%By Etiido Uko32%7/20/2026, 5:39:23 PM
Gas prices climb past key benchmark, creating another headache for Republicans79%
MS NOW95%By Steve Benen95%7/20/2026, 1:01:59 PM
Two U.S. Service Members Killed, One Missing in Iran Strike on Jordan70%
Breitbart81%By Mariane Angela68%7/19/2026, 12:33:32 AM
"We've Burned Through All Buffers": Oil Traders Warn Market Running On Fumes74%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden62%7/18/2026, 10:05:00 PM