Speaker summary
⁠40%8 analyzed articles/videos141.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Instagram results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Self-Serving Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 43.5% saturation with 110 hits. Analysis detected 308.324 faulty-reasoning hits from 141.667 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 16.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (20,897 of 27,671 speakers). This Instagram is better (less manipulative) than 75.50% of the peer group.
Instagram

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

25% percentile
025507510024.5% percentile
16.2% BS Score8 analyzed videos141.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 43.5%43.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 19.8%19.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 17.0%17.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 5.9%5.9%

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%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 43.5%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 3.7%Negativity Bias: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Wire: Berkeley teen swims from Ireland to Scotland; a tour of Richard Pryor's Berkeley⁠24%
Berkeleyside⁠31%By Berkeleyside Staff⁠17%7/17/2026, 12:15:00 AM
‘86 47’: How Trump’s war on dissent gave his opponents a political rallying cry⁠43%
MS NOW⁠95%By Adam Hudacek⁠60%7/16/2026, 10:00:00 AM
SEA Market devastated in microburst; Germantown’s new visitor center; Housing updates | Morning Roundup⁠27%
Billy Penn⁠5%By Billy Penn Staff⁠17%7/14/2026, 12:15:00 PM
Sam Neill⁠48%
Gizmodo⁠58%By Germain Lussier⁠42%7/13/2026, 6:41:20 AM
Yes⁠16%
Snopes⁠6%By Jordan Liles⁠5%7/13/2026, 12:51:01 AM
Meta shuts down AI tool after backlash over public Instagram accounts⁠20%
www.foxbusiness.com⁠92%7/11/2026, 2:03:20 AM
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out⁠59%
WIRED⁠15%By Reece Rogers⁠0%7/7/2026, 9:59:29 PM
Her Parents Are Still Missing After Venezuela’s Earthquakes. Now Her DTLA Restaurant Is a Donation Center for Victims⁠43%
L.A. TACO⁠85%By Janette Villafana⁠0%6/29/2026, 10:18:59 PM