Speaker summary
39%14 analyzed articles/videos788.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cameron Hamilton results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 21.6% saturation with 196.628 hits. Analysis detected 931.628 faulty-reasoning hits from 788.667 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.2% and a BS Rank of 5% (27,155 of 28,364 speakers). This Cameron Hamilton is better (less manipulative) than 95.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751004.3% percentile
6.2% BS Score14 analyzed videos788.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 21.6%21.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 12.9%12.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.2%11.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 7.9%7.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 2.2%2.2%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 4.8%4.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 0.8%0.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Optimism Bias: Speaker 21.6%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently43%
Texarkana Gazette28%7/17/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently53%
Los Angeles Times78%By David A. Lieb42% M.k. Wildeman45%7/16/2026, 4:55:34 PM
Blue states hit hardest by Trump disaster aid denials, analysis says54%
FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)0%7/16/2026, 2:43:04 PM
Analysis: Trump approves 80% of GOP disaster aid — and 60% for Democrats36%
Fortune54%By David A. Lieb42% M.K. Wildeman The Associated Press63%7/16/2026, 12:38:54 PM
Trump taking longer to approve disaster aid29%
The Boston Globe29%By DAVID A. LIEB42% M.K. WILDEMAN45%7/16/2026, 12:02:24 PM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently34%
WBUR News9%By David A. Lieb42% M.K. Wildeman The Associated Press63%7/16/2026, 6:17:50 AM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently21%
Welland Tribune0%By David A. Lieb42% M.k. Wildeman The Associated Press0%7/16/2026, 4:12:00 AM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently30%
Bozeman Daily Chronicle0%By DAVID A. LIEB42% M.K. WILDEMAN - Associated Press0%7/16/2026, 4:08:29 AM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently28%
dailygazette.com0%By DAVID A. LIEB42% M.K. WILDEMAN - Associated Press0%7/16/2026, 4:05:26 AM
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently41%
AP News53%By DAVID A. LIEB42% M.K. WILDEMAN45%7/16/2026, 4:05:26 AM