Speaker summary
64%16 analyzed articles/videos876.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chris Murphy results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Ad Hominem, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 185 hits. Analysis detected 1,844.58 faulty-reasoning hits from 876.333 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,635 of 28,364 speakers). This Chris Murphy is better (less manipulative) than 97.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.6% percentile
5.0% BS Score16 analyzed videos876.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 13.7%13.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 17.3%17.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 9.1%9.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 9.2%9.2%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.2%5.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Red HerringSitewide 0.7%Speaker 4.9%4.9%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 4.5%4.5%

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 13.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 0.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Red Herring: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 0.7%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.4%Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Bronin campaign, Iran war votes, TPS holders: CT politics news10%
CT Mirror20%By CT Mirror Staff20%7/24/2026, 9:30:00 PM
Trump’s Crypto Corruption Puts Centrist Democrats in Bind59%
The Intercept80%By Matt Sledge63%7/23/2026, 6:56:45 PM
House Democrat calls for congressional hearings on Trump administration’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – as it happened68%
The Guardian81%By Robert Mackey35% Shrai Popat41% Lucy Campbell52% Tom Ambrose33%7/23/2026, 2:00:24 AM
13 claims we've investigated involving Strait of Hormuz26%
Snopes.com7%By Aleksandra Wrona11%7/18/2026, 6:00:09 PM
The Hidden Problem With Democrats' $25 Minimum Wage Bill73%
Reason.com41%By C. Jarrett Dieterle0% Kurt Huffman0%7/18/2026, 11:00:49 AM
Amtrak launches new study on New Haven-Providence route65%
CT Mirror20%By Tran Chau78%7/14/2026, 8:25:00 PM
It’s time to reclaim the Luddite68%
www.salon.com76%By Andi Zeisler60%7/13/2026, 1:00:05 PM
Why Can’t USMNT Win a World Cup? Pay-to-Play System Under Scrutiny - Newsweek28%
Newsweek36%By Jesus Mesa31%7/11/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Reported no-bid contract pushes White House ballroom controversy to a new level85%
MS NOW95%By Steve Benen95%6/30/2026, 7:30:56 PM
Chris Murphy dodges questions about Dem socialist's controversial remarks while pushing party's 'big tent'37%
Fox News89%By Taylor Penley0%6/28/2026, 11:00:43 PM