Speaker summary
46%132 analyzed articles/videos2,396.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Central Command results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Unattributed Quote, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 25.3% saturation with 814.517 hits. Analysis detected 4,748.231 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,396.333 analyzed words across 132 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 2% (25,192 of 25,516 speakers). This Central Command is better (less manipulative) than 98.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.3% percentile
3.9% BS Score132 analyzed videos2.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.6%5.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.6%0.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.2%4.2%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 2.1%2.1%

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 25.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 1.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump salutes 'great heroes' as he attends dignified transfer of US service members killed in Jordan, Iraq19%
Fox News88%7/23/2026, 12:40:32 AM
U.S. identifies 3rd service member ‘believed’ killed in Iranian attack17%
NBC News31%By Adela Suliman0%7/22/2026, 1:00:03 PM
Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims — attacks launched against AWS site in response to alleged US strikes on an under-construction nuclear plant78%
Tom's Hardware47%By Jowi Morales75%7/21/2026, 3:47:29 PM
US military says it launched 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks overshadow diplomacy efforts22%
Orlando Sentinel47%By Associated Press59%7/21/2026, 3:01:29 PM
Negativ…43%Recency…27%
The view of Iran from the Pentagon8%
WAMU15%7/21/2026, 7:52:27 AM
US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says21%
Houston Public Media10%By Associated Press59%7/20/2026, 9:44:45 PM
War with Iran - NBC New York73%
NBC New York80%By Jon Gambrell52% The Associated Press65%7/20/2026, 1:45:17 PM
The Latest: US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan by Iran41%
WDIV50%By Associated Press59%7/20/2026, 12:50:34 PM
As Iranian attacks kill more U.S. troops, Trump’s claims about Iran’s capabilities unravel77%
MS NOW94%By Steve Benen95%7/20/2026, 12:21:46 PM
U.S.-Iran war escalates58%
WBUR5%By Here37% Now Newsroom37%7/20/2026, 12:12:00 PM