Speaker summary
56% 9 analyzed articles/videos 498.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Barbara Lee results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Authority , and False Dilemma , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 24.5% saturation with 151.171 hits . Analysis detected 921.447 faulty-reasoning hits from 498.667 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,656 of 28,364 speakers). This Barbara Lee is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group. Barbara Lee
Speaker details
Total words: 498.667
Article count: 9
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.5% percentile 4.9% BS Score9 analyzed videos498.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 4.7% 4.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 15.8% 15.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 24.5% 24.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 2.8% 2.8% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 9.1% 9.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 2.0% 2.0% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 5.8% 5.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 1.2% 1.2% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.5%, sitewide 15.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 19.2% Optimism Bias: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 8.1% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 3.7% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% False Dilemma: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.5% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Loss Aversion: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 61% 7/20/2026, 7:16:24 PM