Speaker summary
42%23 analyzed articles/videos1,206.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Freedom 250 results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 20.1% saturation with 366 hits. Analysis detected 1,735.17 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,206.333 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 2% (25,508 of 25,928 speakers). This Freedom 250 is better (less manipulative) than 98.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.6% percentile
4.2% BS Score23 analyzed videos1.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 0.8%0.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.1%20.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.0%10.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 2.3%2.3%

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 10.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.5%Ad Hominem: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Red Herring: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Tu Quoque: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Great American State Fair’s Great Belly Flop40%
The Nation78%By Amanda Moore0%7/7/2026, 6:44:20 PM
Trump Makes Stunning Confession in Truth Social Rampage60%
The Daily Beast87%By Cameron Adams0%7/6/2026, 2:14:27 AM
A Narrowing Vision of America79%
Washington Monthly52%By Anne Kim47%7/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
July 4th live updates as weather woes impact celebrations and National Mall evacuated8%
CBS News16%By Emily Mae Czachor0% Kiki Intarasuwan18% Nicole Sganga7%7/5/2026, 1:27:25 AM
Attendees Boo Evacuation Order As Freedom 250 Celebration Postponed By Severe Weather28%
The Daily Caller66%By Harold Hutchison0%7/5/2026, 12:35:49 AM
Trump set to deliver 'historic' speech celebrating America's 250th anniversary60%
Fox News88%By Michael Sinkewicz42%7/5/2026, 12:31:47 AM
Donald Trump’s America 250 Bash Goes Dark as Guests Ordered to Leave36%
The Daily Beast87%By Mary Papenfuss0%7/5/2026, 12:15:14 AM
WATCH: Patriotic Americans Party in D.C. Streets as Weather Threatens 4th of July Events: ‘It’s Time to Celebrate’48%
Breitbart83%By Amy Furr63%7/4/2026, 7:22:32 PM
Storms prompt National Mall evacuations ahead of Trump's July 4th speech6%
NPR84%By Willem Marx32% Geoff Brumfiel0% Chandelis Duster39%7/4/2026, 4:42:10 PM
Trump to speak at Salute To America Celebration19%
One America News Network0%By OAN Staff Katherine Mosack0%7/4/2026, 3:07:05 PM