Speaker summary
58%12 analyzed articles/videos680.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bill Essayli results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 23% saturation with 187.58 hits. Analysis detected 1,788.525 faulty-reasoning hits from 680.667 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of 8% (26,143 of 28,364 speakers). This Bill Essayli is better (less manipulative) than 92.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

8% percentile
02550751007.8% percentile
8.3% BS Score12 analyzed videos680.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 16.4%16.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 21.6%21.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 9.8%9.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.0%23.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 12.3%12.3%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 23.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 21.6%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 1.5%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

California rejected its highest percentage of mail ballots in a decade during June primary21%
San Francisco Chronicle14%By Sara DiNatale49%7/24/2026, 3:34:44 PM
Two associates of Orange County Mexican Mafia found guilty of murder48%
Courthouse News19%By Edvard Pettersson32%7/22/2026, 7:12:44 PM
LA SNAP Raid Exposes the Welfare Mess Newsom Doesn’t Want to Own58%
RedState91%By Ben Smith50%7/8/2026, 12:45:34 AM
Mass California crime schemes bankrolled Bishnoi global terror gang42%
California Post89%By Ben Chapman57%7/7/2026, 5:00:24 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom says Justice Department is investigating him and his wife48%
MS NOW95%By Carol Leonnig0% Erum Salam76%6/15/2026, 2:12:00 PM
Unfounded claims of homeless voter fraud roil L.A. We went to Skid Row for answers14%
Los Angeles Times78%By Andrew Khouri27% Alene Tchekmedyian82%6/12/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Bombshell photo unveils damning Nithya Raman link with homeless voters — as fury erupts over LA ballot count74%
California Post89%By Jamie Paige0%6/9/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Why the California vote count is slow – and Trump’s fraud claims are bogus11%
The Guardian81%By Cecilia Nowell0%6/8/2026, 5:12:54 PM
Trump storms off 'Meet the Press' over baseless California election fraud claim56%
Los Angeles Times78%By Alene Tchekmedyian82%6/7/2026, 11:48:01 AM
US Attorney Opens Investigations Into California's Elections20%
Newsmax75%By MICHAEL BLOOD0% NICHOLAS RICCARDI73%6/5/2026, 5:02:04 PM