Speaker summary
⁠29%11 analyzed articles/videos323 analyzed words
BS Summary: These FDNY results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 22.9% saturation with 157 hits. Analysis detected 403.92 faulty-reasoning hits from 323 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 9% and a BS Rank of ⁠10% (24,447 of 26,952 speakers). This FDNY is better (less manipulative) than 90.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

9% percentile
02550751009.3% percentile
9.0% BS Score11 analyzed videos323 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 22.9%22.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.1%5.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 3.8%3.8%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 22.9%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 19.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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City-owned rooftops and parking lots are ripe for solar and battery storage, NYC comptroller says⁠24%
amny.com⁠42%By Adam Daly⁠19%7/22/2026, 12:30:03 PM
Brooklyn man slapped with federal charges for setting bus ablaze during Knicks celebrations in Times Square⁠68%
amny.com⁠42%By Dean Moses⁠42%7/21/2026, 12:45:35 PM
Wild storms in NYC: 'Life-threatening' floods, intense winds, a tornado possible Saturday⁠52%
Gothamist⁠76%By Ryan Kost⁠75% Louis C. Hochman⁠78%7/18/2026, 12:25:00 PM
Police arrest man suspected in Molotov cocktail attack on 2 religious buildings in Queens - Gothamist⁠15%
Gothamist⁠76%By Brittany Kriegstein⁠67%7/9/2026, 12:03:43 PM
Confusion and uncertainty in Midtown following building’s near collapse⁠5%
New York Daily News⁠75%By Kerry Burke⁠34% Roni Jacobson⁠63%7/7/2026, 10:22:17 PM
NYC building on E. 42nd St. in danger of collapse, evacuated after columns buckle⁠12%
New York Daily News⁠75%By Nicholas Williams⁠58% Barry Williams⁠0% Thomas Tracy⁠42%7/7/2026, 2:46:37 PM
After massive fire, Brooklyn church seeks $2M to rebuild, keep worshiping⁠13%
New York Daily News⁠75%By Roni Jacobson⁠63% Nicholas Williams⁠58%6/20/2026, 10:07:52 PM
Five stabbed at NYC Penn Station, with one seriously injured; suspect in custody⁠77%
New York Daily News⁠75%By Roni Jacobson⁠63% Rocco Parascandola⁠54% Julian Roberts-Grmela⁠0%6/8/2026, 12:22:49 AM
Suspect in custody after 6 people injured in Penn Station stabbing⁠14%
Gothamist⁠76%By Catalina Gonella⁠27% Phil Corso⁠47%6/8/2026, 12:22:00 AM
Overnight fire at Manhattan’s Penn Station knocks out NJ Transit service, causing rush hour chaos⁠8%
New York Daily News⁠75%By Evan Simko-Bednarski⁠0%5/29/2026, 11:53:32 AM
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