Speaker summary
53%17 analyzed articles/videos613 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Department of the Interior results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 25.5% saturation with 302 hits. Analysis detected 1,637.016 faulty-reasoning hits from 613 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.3% and a BS Rank of 7% (26,614 of 28,364 speakers). This Department of the Interior is better (less manipulative) than 93.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

6% percentile
02550751006.2% percentile
7.3% BS Score17 analyzed videos613 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 17.1%17.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 6.3%6.3%

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 25.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 2.2%Tu Quoque: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 1.4%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 6.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump administration is changing Endangered Species Act. How will it affect US wildlife?8%
Snopes.com7%By Laerke Christensen12%7/24/2026, 4:07:00 PM
It’s no longer illegal to destroy the one thing endangered species need most to survive51%
Vox50%By Benji Jones59%7/20/2026, 10:30:00 AM
Mayor Parker vows to fight to restore President's House exhibit after Trump administration replaces slavery panels51%
PhillyVoice29%By Molly McVety46%7/15/2026, 9:33:28 PM
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Modifies Two National Monuments, Restoring Sensible Land Management79%
The White House97%By jwest92%7/13/2026, 10:13:50 PM
United States Retains Spot As World's Top Oil Producer36%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/13/2026, 1:00:00 AM
Is Trump admin cutting down one (or more) DC cherry trees to make way for golf course?11%
Snopes7%By Emery Winter10%7/9/2026, 11:00:09 AM
California Dispatches Fire Crews to Help Colorado Contain Massive Blaze41%
KQED61%By Ella Jackson68%7/6/2026, 11:28:50 PM
‘A sanitized view of America’: inside Trump’s campaign to erase US history from national parks26%
The Guardian81%By Amy Qin82% Flávio Pessoa46%7/2/2026, 1:00:14 PM
It’s the Most Famous Algae in the World. And It Has a Fan Club.45%
Slate Magazine69%By Cara Giaimo0%6/27/2026, 2:00:00 PM
Workers put fence up around Reflecting Pool as Trump’s renovation chaos deepens54%
The Independent68%By Josh Marcus57%6/24/2026, 8:14:24 AM