Speaker summary
66%18 analyzed articles/videos473 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Futurism results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Ad Hominem, and Availability Heuristic, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 23.7% saturation with 112 hits. Analysis detected 696 faulty-reasoning hits from 473 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 12.3% and a BS Rank of 17% (23,144 of 27,638 speakers). This Futurism is better (less manipulative) than 83.70% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 473
Article count: 18
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

16% percentile
025507510016.3% percentile
12.3% BS Score18 analyzed videos473 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 15.0%15.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.7%23.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 11.8%11.8%

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 Emotion: Speaker 23.7%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 15.0%, sitewide 0.5%Ad Hominem: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 2.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Spotify Doubles Down on AI Slop As It’s Being Flooded With It48%
Futurism88%By Maggie Harrison Dupré81%7/19/2026, 2:00:00 PM
China Is Cracking Down on AI Companions Because Not Enough Babies Are Being Born69%
Futurism88%By Maggie Harrison Dupré81%7/19/2026, 11:30:00 AM
SpaceX Has Lost $1 Trillion in Value Since Its Post-IPO Peak88%
Gizmodo57%By Matt Novak66%7/17/2026, 5:50:16 PM
Short Sellers Are Having a Field Day Betting Against SpaceX as Shares Continue to Slip78%
Futurism88%By Frank Landymore67%7/16/2026, 9:04:49 PM
Evidence Grows That Taco Bell Infected Massive Number of Customers With Explosive Diarrhea47%
Futurism88%By Frank Landymore67%7/15/2026, 9:30:00 PM
OpenAI Strikes Bold Deal With Kalshi to Mix Together the Most Hated Technologies in Existence: AI and Prediction Markets40%
Futurism88%By Frank Landymore67%7/15/2026, 7:33:08 PM
New York Becomes First State to Ban AI Data Centers89%
Futurism88%By Joe Wilkins84%7/14/2026, 6:54:50 PM
LAPD Abandons Flock Contract After Making a Horrifying Discovery57%
Futurism88%By Joe Wilkins84%7/13/2026, 8:48:00 PM
Chinese Spacecraft Approaches Mysterious Object Near Earth26%
futurism.com88%By Joe Wilkins84%7/13/2026, 12:03:00 AM
Palantir Insiders Disgusted by Company’s Leadership87%
futurism.com88%By Joe Wilkins84%7/11/2026, 6:02:00 PM