Speaker summary
77%15 analyzed articles/videos1,001 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Doug Ford results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Tu Quoque, and False Dilemma, with In-Group Bias as the most egregious example at 14.1% saturation with 141.121 hits. Analysis detected 1,824.184 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,001 analyzed words across 15 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,817 of 28,364 speakers). This Doug Ford is better (less manipulative) than 98.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.9% percentile
4.4% BS Score15 analyzed videos1K 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 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 11.8%11.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 10.2%10.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.8%6.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.0%2.0%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 6.9%6.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.2%4.2%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 15.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 6.9%Tu Quoque: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 0.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 6.0%Loss Aversion: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 3.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to Trump #shorts97%
CBS News98%7/25/2026, 1:54:59 AM
Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan — amid tariff riff23%
Bridge Magazine58%By Janelle D. James33%7/24/2026, 8:07:48 PM
Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs53%
Baltimore Sun28%By Associated Press60%7/22/2026, 2:57:06 PM
Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs49%
WDIV31%By Joey Cappelletti51% Associated Press60%7/22/2026, 12:06:15 AM
Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs43%
ABC News22%By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press85%7/22/2026, 12:06:15 AM
Vermont officials concerned as White House announces 50% tariffs on some Canadian products46%
VTDigger22%By Theo Wells-Spackman67%7/21/2026, 10:21:49 PM
Canada ready to ‘intensify’ trade talks as Trump reportedly prepares to hit more countries with new tariffs – US politics live56%
the Guardian81%By Shrai Popat41% Tom Ambrose33% Alice Speri81% Robert Tait81%7/21/2026, 1:14:11 PM
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to 'intensify' trade talks21%
Yahoo News39%By Nadine Yousif - Toronto29% Francisco Velasquez30% Peter Hoskins - Business reporters29%7/21/2026, 12:48:27 PM
U.S. hits Canada with steep tariffs on range of products, including hockey sticks69%
Penticton Herald0%By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press0%7/21/2026, 12:38:22 AM
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese59%
Boston.com19%By Associated Press60%7/20/2026, 11:41:56 PM