Speaker summary
68%18 analyzed articles/videos1,380.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These JB Pritzker results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 34.8% saturation with 481.045 hits. Analysis detected 2,949.703 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,380.333 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,420 of 28,364 speakers). This JB Pritzker is better (less manipulative) than 96.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.3% percentile
5.6% BS Score18 analyzed videos1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 34.9%34.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 12.5%12.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 17.8%17.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 6.8%6.8%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.6%2.6%

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 34.9%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 2.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Straw Man: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

After flood relief funding denied, Illinois and other states sue Trump administration50%
Chicago Sun-Times30%By AP40%7/23/2026, 12:49:52 PM
Chicago Bears56%
NBC Chicago74%By James Neveau57%7/21/2026, 6:07:05 AM
As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected59%
MinnPost17%By Jon Marcus70% The Hechinger Report52%7/20/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Pritzker for president? Handicapping the Illinois governor’s political future18%
WBEZ Chicago9%By Tina Sfondeles28%7/13/2026, 3:05:00 AM
‘Where do they go?’ What West Side patients face after their hospital closes.20%
chicago.suntimes.com30%By Kristen Schorsch0% WBEZ14%7/11/2026, 4:00:00 AM
‘Where do they go?’ What West Side patients face after their hospital closes.14%
www.wbez.org9%By Kristen Schorsch0% WBEZ14%7/11/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban42%
fortbraggadvocate-news27%By Jeremy Gorner0% Dan Petrella0%7/10/2026, 6:03:58 AM
Appeals court upholds Illinois’ ban on assault weapons18%
WVIK0%By Hannah Meisel0%7/10/2026, 6:01:20 AM
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons9%
AP News53%By Hallie Golden0%7/9/2026, 5:50:45 PM
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons21%
AP News53%By Hallie Golden0%7/9/2026, 5:50:45 PM