Speaker summary
⁠34%10 analyzed articles/videos108.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Department of Energy results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Unattributed Quote, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 54.5% saturation with 145 hits. Analysis detected 322 faulty-reasoning hits from 108.667 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 17.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (19,164 of 26,053 speakers). This Department of Energy is better (less manipulative) than 73.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

26% percentile
025507510026.4% percentile
17.3% BS Score10 analyzed videos108.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 54.5%54.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 9.4%9.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 9.4%9.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 54.5%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

As Iran war escalates, U.S. is fighting from a weakened position⁠75%
Salon⁠76%By Russell Payne⁠63%7/23/2026, 10:30:12 AM
House Democrat calls for congressional hearings on Trump administration’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – as it happened⁠67%
The Guardian⁠80%By Robert Mackey⁠34% Shrai Popat⁠39% Lucy Campbell⁠51% Tom Ambrose⁠32%7/23/2026, 2:00:24 AM
US and Saudi Arabia sign new nuclear agreement that could pave way for kingdom to enrich uranium⁠62%
Las Vegas Sun⁠92%By Associated Press⁠60%7/22/2026, 4:09:00 PM
Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, 2 AP sources say⁠65%
AP News⁠52%By Aamer Madhani⁠68% Michelle L. Price⁠47% Jon Gambrell⁠53%7/22/2026, 1:42:01 AM
NJ's eying a nuclear future. But it'll need the feds to chip in.⁠52%
Gothamist⁠76%By Michael Sol Warren⁠73%7/17/2026, 10:30:43 AM
A New State Capitalism⁠55%
www.persuasion.community⁠37%By Dalibor Rohac⁠0%7/2/2026, 2:31:23 PM
Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line⁠39%
NPR⁠84%By Geoff Brumfiel⁠0%6/29/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line⁠42%
KUOW Public Radio⁠72%By Geoff Brumfiel⁠0%6/29/2026, 9:00:00 AM
This island in the Great Lakes wants to tap waves for energy⁠21%
Grist⁠28%By Vivian La⁠33%6/25/2026, 8:30:00 AM
Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees⁠6%
ProPublica⁠26%By Al Shaw⁠0% Brandon Roberts⁠0%3/5/2026, 12:00:00 AM