Speaker summary
50%9 analyzed articles/videos345 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jared Polis results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 32% saturation with 191 hits. Analysis detected 860.601 faulty-reasoning hits from 345 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.6% and a BS Rank of 20% (22,932 of 28,364 speakers). This Jared Polis is better (less manipulative) than 80.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

19% percentile
025507510019.2% percentile
13.6% BS Score9 analyzed videos345 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 23.4%23.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 32.0%32.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 35.0%35.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.4%10.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.4%7.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 20.7%20.7%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 7.4%7.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 11.3%11.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 7.2%7.2%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 35.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 32.0%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 20.7%, sitewide 26.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 23.4%, sitewide 1.5%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 2.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Bandwagon: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What’s Working: Why Southeastern Colorado's fishing economy could sink23%
The Colorado Sun6%By Tracy Ross13% Tamara Chuang23%7/25/2026, 3:00:00 AM
New solar farm pushes renewables on Colorado school trust land past 800MW mark59%
The Colorado Sun6%By Michael Booth38%7/17/2026, 3:08:00 AM
GEO Group blocking tuberculosis investigation at Aurora ICE facility33%
The Colorado Sun6%By John Ingold28%7/15/2026, 6:27:19 AM
Colorado wildfires: New Aspen Acres fire evacuations in Huerfano County; Steamboat deploys snowmaking guns as precaution6%
The Denver Post13%By Lauren Penington6% Katie Langford12%7/14/2026, 8:00:14 AM
Beulah water takes hit from Aspen Acres fire5%
The Colorado Sun6%By Shannon Mullane7%7/11/2026, 3:22:00 AM
Native American tribes’ Colorado River water rights deal stalled by 4 states27%
KUER0%By Alex Hager0% KJZZ0% Mark Olalde0% ProPublica26%7/1/2026, 1:00:00 AM
Utah, western governors push for stronger wildfire coordination as fires intensify29%
KUER0%By Sean Higgins0%6/30/2026, 6:30:46 PM
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.38%
ProPublica30%By Mark Olalde0% Alex Hager0% Sharon Chischilly0%6/29/2026, 2:00:00 AM
3 firefighters killed, 2 injured battling wildfires on Colorado-Utah border7%
KUER0%By Associated Press60%6/28/2026, 7:15:48 AM