Speaker summary
41%12 analyzed articles/videos808.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Dolan results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Biased Writer Voice, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 111 hits. Analysis detected 1,101.739 faulty-reasoning hits from 808.333 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 1% (25,870 of 26,105 speakers). This James Dolan is better (less manipulative) than 99.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751000.9% percentile
3.4% BS Score12 analyzed videos808.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 0.4%0.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.1%7.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.2%5.2%No True ScotsmanSitewide 0.1%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 3.3%3.3%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 5.3%No True Scotsman: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Primacy Effect: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Jalen Brunson hedges when asked about Knicks White House visit28%
New York Daily News75%By Brian Niemietz0%6/25/2026, 6:48:40 PM
Knicks owner appears to take swipe at Mamdani at NBA championship celebration, stiffs photo op with him62%
OutKick88%By Ryan Morik0%6/18/2026, 9:11:30 PM
Knicks' owner James Dolan takes a jab at Mayor Mamdani amid City Hall celebration38%
New York Daily News75%By Josephine Stratman69%6/18/2026, 9:03:19 PM
N.Y. celebrates the Knicks’ first championship since 1973 with chaotic lower Manhattan parade27%
One America News Network0%By OAN Staff Lillian Mann0%6/18/2026, 4:53:04 PM
Knicks owner confirms championship celebration invite to White House while Seahawks visit on back burner36%
OutKick88%By Armando Salguero0%6/18/2026, 12:46:48 AM
Knicks owner James Dolan says team will go to White House to celebrate championship15%
Gothamist76%By Giulia Heyward50%6/17/2026, 9:19:00 PM
Knicks in Five! New Yorkers celebrate the championship with all-night party24%
Gothamist76%By Robert Barba0%6/14/2026, 10:56:00 AM
New York Knicks WIN NBA Finals after another epic comeback to clinch first title in 53 years sending long-suffering fans into dreamland25%
Daily Mail58%By Alex Raskin46%6/14/2026, 1:08:17 AM
MSG to host Knicks Game 5 watch party: What to know7%
Gothamist76%By Ryan Kost75%6/13/2026, 2:18:00 PM
It’s OK if you're just joining the Knicks bandwagon: Here’s what to know for Game 536%
Gothamist76%By Apolline Lamy21% David Giambusso0%6/12/2026, 8:29:00 PM