Speaker summary
⁠65%64 analyzed articles/videos881.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These BBC results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 31.7% saturation with 359.61 hits. Analysis detected 1,592.42 faulty-reasoning hits from 881.333 analyzed words across 64 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (27,442 of 28,364 speakers). This BBC is better (less manipulative) than 96.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.3% percentile
5.5% BS Score64 analyzed videos881.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 31.7%31.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 4.3%4.3%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 31.7%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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BBC Seeks Access to January 6 Documents to Defend Against Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit⁠21%
Mediaite⁠70%By Sarah Rumpf⁠43%7/22/2026, 6:01:30 PM
BBC Demands More Records on Jack Smith’s January 6 Report⁠60%
The New Republic⁠72%By Malcolm Ferguson⁠68%7/22/2026, 2:18:53 PM
A Candymaker Tried to Save Money on Sugar. His Candy Killed 20 People and Changed History.⁠28%
Popular Mechanics⁠34%By Michael Natale⁠19%7/21/2026, 10:00:04 AM
WATCH: Argentina Players in Violent Brawl With Spain as World Cup Final Ends⁠49%
Mediaite⁠70%By David Gilmour⁠61%7/20/2026, 5:07:30 AM
‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham went from Manchester mayor to Britain’s new leader⁠77%
The Mercury News⁠22%By Associated Press⁠60%7/20/2026, 2:13:36 AM
Iran War Day 141: U.S. Bombs Water Plant and Infrastructure in Iran⁠52%
The American Conservative⁠86%By Harrison Berger⁠73%7/18/2026, 12:50:00 PM
After The Office, comedy could never be the same again⁠86%
spiked⁠93%By Simon Evans⁠83%7/18/2026, 12:55:51 AM
Evolution review – with this TV miracle, David Attenborough’s successor is well and truly crowned⁠54%
The Guardian⁠81%By Lucy Mangan⁠76%7/13/2026, 2:00:10 PM
The Tech Billionaire Takeover review – a surprisingly fun look at the crypto bros threatening democracy⁠66%
the Guardian⁠81%By Jack Seale⁠80%7/12/2026, 2:00:28 PM
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters over coverage - Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada And Caribbean News⁠11%
Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada⁠0%By cb_usr⁠30%7/11/2026, 12:33:38 PM
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