Speaker summary
⁠36%8 analyzed articles/videos543.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gwen Biggerstaff results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Indoctrination, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 21.4% saturation with 195 hits. Analysis detected 479.585 faulty-reasoning hits from 543.333 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (27,072 of 28,364 speakers). This Gwen Biggerstaff is better (less manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751004.6% percentile
6.4% BS Score8 analyzed videos543.3 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 21.4%21.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 3.4%3.4%

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 21.4%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Democrats Overstate Role of Monitoring Program Change in Parasitic Outbreak⁠5%
FactCheck.org⁠3%By Jessica McDonald⁠3%7/24/2026, 1:21:07 PM
Cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to 9 states⁠29%
NBC News⁠35%By Erika Edwards⁠12%7/24/2026, 5:32:30 AM
Shredded lettuce supplied to Taco Bell identified as a source of cyclospora that causes watery diarrhea⁠46%
Business Insider⁠21%By Hilary Brueck⁠77% Alex Bitter⁠0%7/16/2026, 5:04:16 PM
Senators press CDC nominee on cyclosporiasis outbreak, vaccine policy⁠38%
Chemical & Engineering News⁠0%7/16/2026, 9:09:48 AM
What to know about diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis in Illinois⁠18%
WBEZ Chicago⁠9%By Elvia Malagón⁠27%7/15/2026, 1:51:10 PM
Parasite that causes explosive diarrhea detected in El Paso, but risk remains low⁠25%
El Paso Matters⁠4%By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert⁠18%7/15/2026, 8:00:00 AM
FDA CBER, ACA subsidy fallout, cyclosporiasis: Morning Rounds⁠25%
STAT⁠44%By Theresa Gaffney⁠35%7/15/2026, 4:58:15 AM
Nearly 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis confirmed or under investigation nationwide, CDC says⁠12%
NBC News⁠35%By Erika Edwards⁠12%7/14/2026, 3:38:24 PM