Speaker summary
32%11 analyzed articles/videos763 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Hearn results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Actor-Observer Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 16.9% saturation with 144.244 hits. Analysis detected 835.813 faulty-reasoning hits from 763 analyzed words across 11 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,799 of 28,364 speakers). This David Hearn is better (less manipulative) than 98.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751002.0% percentile
4.5% BS Score11 analyzed videos763 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 5.1%5.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 16.9%16.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Genetic FallacySitewide 1.4%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.8%0.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 9.1%9.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Speaker 3.0%3.0%

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%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.4%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 0.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.2%Straw Man: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.9%No True Scotsman: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 0.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.2%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

'Smells really bad': Legal expert flattens Jeanine Pirro's latest prosecution attempt72%
Raw Story93%By Bennito L. Kelty84%7/3/2026, 12:08:24 AM
Olympian David Hearn charged with destruction of property at Reflecting Pool28%
CBS News19%By Sarah N. Lynch0% Jacob Rosen34%7/2/2026, 11:29:49 PM
U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn charged with damaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool32%
NBC News35%By Ryan J. Reilly0% Marco Gacina0% Minyvonne Burke0%7/2/2026, 10:00:09 PM
Ex-Olympian indicted on felony charge over what Trump called reflecting pool vandalism27%
CBC News49%By The Associated Press63%7/2/2026, 9:49:56 PM
Pirro Reveals Reflecting Pool Indictment of U.S. Olympian Is a Sham67%
The New Republic72%By Hafiz Rashid68%7/2/2026, 8:54:44 PM
Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn faces felony charge for allegedly vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool15%
Yahoo Sports39%By Ian Casselberry0%7/2/2026, 8:29:14 PM
Why MAGA buys Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool hoax80%
Salon.com76%By Amanda Marcotte93%6/24/2026, 10:45:53 AM
Reflecting Pool troubles88%
ABC News99%6/22/2026, 12:30:01 PM
Former Olympian among those charged with vandalizing Reflecting Pool; Trump vows immediate repairs: report33%
Fox News89%By Alexandra Koch0%6/20/2026, 11:24:50 PM
Trump blames ‘radical left lunatics’ and an ABC reporter for reflecting pool issues34%
MS NOW95%By Clarissa-Jan Lim71%6/20/2026, 8:24:25 PM