Speaker summary
⁠40%13 analyzed articles/videos194.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Grist results contain 5 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Recency Bias, and Anecdotal, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 47 hits. Analysis detected 143.074 faulty-reasoning hits from 194.5 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 10.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (24,832 of 28,364 speakers). This Grist is better (less manipulative) than 87.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

13% percentile
025507510012.5% percentile
10.5% BS Score13 analyzed videos194.5 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 17.0%17.0%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 15.1%15.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 4.5%4.5%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.1%, sitewide 11.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 2.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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America’s Lakes Are Shrinking. Data Centers Are Being Built Nearby⁠56%
Newsweek⁠36%By Amanda Greenwood⁠79%7/19/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Thousands flee as First Nations bear the brunt of Canada’s wildfires⁠61%
Grist⁠28%By Miles Morrisseau⁠0%7/17/2026, 1:48:10 PM
Wildfire Smoke Threatens the World Cup Final⁠67%
Truthout⁠74%By Tik Root⁠15%7/17/2026, 11:06:23 AM
They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.⁠11%
Grist⁠28%By Hilary Beaumont⁠9%7/15/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Nebraska wants data centers to come clean about water usage⁠22%
Grist⁠28%By Anila Yoganathan⁠23%7/15/2026, 1:00:00 AM
The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps⁠44%
Grist⁠28%By Matt Simon⁠44%7/14/2026, 4:00:00 AM
A swarm of solar ‘bees’ are coming to western North Carolina community hubs⁠21%
Grist⁠28%By Katie Myers⁠35%7/14/2026, 1:45:00 AM
Bipartisan Housing Bill Could Speed Up New Construction After Major Disasters⁠9%
Truthout⁠74%By Jake Bittle⁠27%7/10/2026, 11:32:21 AM
Congress set to overhaul disaster recovery⁠49%
grist.org⁠28%By Jake Bittle⁠27%7/10/2026, 8:45:09 AM
Can California protect its own gun control laws?⁠31%
calmatters.org⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/10/2026, 6:00:00 AM
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