Speaker summary
41%12 analyzed articles/videos627.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jay Clayton results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Begging the Question, and Hasty Generalization, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 131 hits. Analysis detected 1,136.217 faulty-reasoning hits from 627.333 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.7% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,386 of 28,364 speakers). This Jay Clayton is better (less manipulative) than 96.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.4% percentile
5.7% BS Score12 analyzed videos627.3 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 8.5%8.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 1.2%1.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.0%1.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 8.0%8.0%

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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 1.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 9.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.6%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 4.6%Bandwagon: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Jay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job50%
The American Prospect68%By James Baratta82%7/24/2026, 7:52:03 AM
New York Times Subpoena Fight Marks Latest Clash in Trump's Legal War with US Media Over Air Force One Probe46%
International Business Times UK65%By Bernadette B. Tixon73%7/23/2026, 2:20:01 PM
'Dreadful copout': Susan Collins rebuked for 'shameful' defense of Trump nominee95%
Raw Story93%By Matthew Chapman86%7/16/2026, 5:43:44 PM
New York Times asks judge to quash subpoenas demanding reporters disclose confidential sources26%
Business Insider21%By Jacob Shamsian25%7/15/2026, 5:13:08 PM
Intel Pick Jay Clayton Won’t Tell Congress Whether Trump Ordered Subpoenas of NYT Journalists40%
The Intercept80%By Matt Sledge63%7/15/2026, 10:47:38 AM
Nominee for top intel post faces lawmakers eager to see him replace the current leader27%
NBC News35%By Dan De Luce39%7/15/2026, 2:00:40 AM
Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as ‘unprecedented’ threat to press freedom63%
WTOP32%By WTOP Staff29%7/14/2026, 5:58:46 AM
KUOW - Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting31%
KUOW Public Radio73%By David Folkenflik77%7/11/2026, 2:26:44 PM
Trump DOJ Subpoenas New York Times Reporters After Air Force One Story24%
Deadline27%By Ted Johnson14%7/11/2026, 5:45:21 AM
The election that never ends: Inside Trump World’s endless relitigating of 202038%
MS NOW95%By Jacqueline Alemany0%7/3/2026, 2:00:00 AM