Speaker summary
65%36 analyzed articles/videos2,557.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Doug Burgum results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 494 hits. Analysis detected 5,102.265 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,557.667 analyzed words across 36 articles, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,959 of 28,364 speakers). This Doug Burgum is better (less manipulative) than 98.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.4% percentile
4.0% BS Score36 analyzed videos2.6K 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 8.1%8.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 15.2%15.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.1%11.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 12.2%12.2%

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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 0.8%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 4.6%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Judge allows transfer of federal land along Dalton Highway to Alaska18%
Courthouse News Service19%By Edvard Pettersson32%7/25/2026, 12:56:43 AM
Burgum, Gordon discuss Western values, agriculture, Colorado River Basin water at Cheyenne Frontier Days16%
WyoFile5%By Owen Houtakker14% Wyoming Tribune Eagle14%7/24/2026, 7:07:14 PM
'A five-alarm fire': Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels55%
Los Angeles Times78%By Ian James45%7/21/2026, 7:37:03 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
Trump Admin Guts Endangered Species Act to Prioritize Corporate Interests90%
Truthout74%By Julia Conley82%7/18/2026, 6:25:41 PM
US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions67%
ABC News22%By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press45%7/17/2026, 11:41:13 PM
The Latest: Long-debunked election claims could be a part of Trump’s address to the nation34%
Yahoo News39%By The Associated Press63%7/16/2026, 12:26:11 PM
Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes49%
The Guardian81%By Coral Murphy Marcos50%7/13/2026, 11:45:45 PM
Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management56%
AP News53%By MATTHEW BROWN19% SAVANNAH PETERS34%7/13/2026, 9:59:37 PM
United States Retains Spot As World's Top Oil Producer36%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/13/2026, 1:00:00 AM