Speaker summary
⁠39%6 analyzed articles/videos297 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Indoctrination, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.7% saturation with 95 hits. Analysis detected 394.748 faulty-reasoning hits from 297 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (25,262 of 28,364 speakers). This Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is better (less manipulative) than 89.10% of the peer group.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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Speaker details
Total words: 297
Article count: 6
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510010.9% percentile
9.8% BS Score6 analyzed videos297 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 13.8%13.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 16.9%16.9%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 3.8%3.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 3.0%3.0%

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 13.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Cases of the “explosive diarrhea” parasite increase in Colorado, but still no worry of an outbreak⁠65%
The Colorado Sun⁠6%By John Ingold⁠28%7/23/2026, 2:51:00 AM
Colorado health officials are tracking toxic algae blooms with warnings of health impacts⁠38%
The Colorado Sun⁠6%By Shannon Mullane⁠7%7/18/2026, 2:42:00 AM
Stuck in one of Colorado’s abandoned missile silos? This fire department will now charge $5,000 to rescue you.⁠76%
The Denver Post⁠13%By Katie Langford⁠12%7/17/2026, 3:00:22 AM
GEO Group blocking tuberculosis investigation at Aurora ICE facility⁠33%
The Colorado Sun⁠6%By John Ingold⁠28%7/15/2026, 6:27:19 AM
Colorado wildfires: New Aspen Acres fire evacuations in Huerfano County; Steamboat deploys snowmaking guns as precaution⁠6%
The Denver Post⁠13%By Lauren Penington⁠6% Katie Langford⁠12%7/14/2026, 8:00:14 AM
Beulah water takes hit from Aspen Acres fire⁠5%
The Colorado Sun⁠6%By Shannon Mullane⁠7%7/11/2026, 3:22:00 AM