Speaker summary
43%15 analyzed articles/videos639.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Kennedy results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Quote-first Misdirection, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 92.74 hits. Analysis detected 722.57 faulty-reasoning hits from 639.667 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 2% (28,058 of 28,364 speakers). This John Kennedy is better (less manipulative) than 98.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.1% percentile
3.6% BS Score15 analyzed videos639.7 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 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.4%11.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 1.7%1.7%

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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 1.7%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The most important thing about the big new federal housing law71%
Vox50%By Bryan Walsh32%7/18/2026, 12:30:00 PM
Congress fears another federal government shutdown could be looming. Here's why.28%
nola.com8%By Mark Ballard0%7/18/2026, 10:05:00 AM
The Latest: Todd Blanche faces US Senate for DOJ confirmation hearing43%
AP News53%By The Associated Press63%7/15/2026, 2:09:41 PM
Blanche confronts questions on allegiance to Trump at DOJ confirmation hearing68%
AP News53%By LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA12% SAL CHRIST0%7/15/2026, 1:50:05 PM
Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund, tax deal for Trump at Senate confirmation hearing65%
AP News53%By ERIC TUCKER35% ALANNA DURKIN RICHER47%7/15/2026, 11:11:43 AM
As GOP Cries Fraud, Newsom Backs Medicaid Spending on Housing and Food21%
KFF Health News23%By Angela Hart20%7/13/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Will the GOP Let Trump Get Back on Track?85%
The American Conservative86%By W. James Antle III0%6/29/2026, 4:05:00 AM
Why did Trump kill Congress’ housing bill?60%
Slate Magazine69%By Jim Newell66%6/25/2026, 9:40:00 AM
Inside Trump's closed-door clash with Senate Republicans49%
MS NOW95%By Mychael Schnell81%6/24/2026, 9:02:12 PM
‘Cluster F*ck’: Trump’s Dramatic Feud With Senate Republicans Boils Over37%
The Daily Caller68%By Ashley Brasfield0% Rebeka Zeljko0%6/24/2026, 8:08:12 PM