Speaker summary
32%47 analyzed articles/videos2,229 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Roberts results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Appeal to Emotion, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 25% saturation with 1,132 hits. Analysis detected 3,583.085 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,229 analyzed words across 47 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 1% (28,179 of 28,364 speakers). This John Roberts is better (less manipulative) than 99.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
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3.0% BS Score47 analyzed videos2.2K 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 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 25.0%25.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.4%8.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.0%2.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 0.7%0.7%

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 1.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 25.0%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Primacy Effect: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.9%Straw Man: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 0.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Illinois Will Finally Stop Stripping People of Their Home Equity—3 Years After the Supreme Court Outlawed It64%
Reason.com41%By Billy Binion39%7/16/2026, 2:05:26 PM
Supreme Court Justices Tell Congress Their Safety Is At Risk And More Must Be Spent On Security31%
The Yeshiva World43%7/14/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Justices tell Congress of threats to Supreme Court safety in push for more security30%
AP News53%By LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA12% MICHAEL WARREN8% JEFF McMURRAY33%7/14/2026, 7:57:19 AM
The Latest: Justices testify about Supreme Court security in rare appearance before Congress8%
AP News53%By The Associated Press63%7/14/2026, 5:44:01 AM
A Federal Judge Slams Trump's IRS Lawsuit As a Pretext for Delivering a Phony 'Settlement'3%
Reason.com41%By Jacob Sullum20%7/13/2026, 5:10:41 PM
Why Birthright Citizenship Is Central To American Democracy -- And Our Future - National Memo37%
National Memo0%By Mona Charen46%7/10/2026, 5:18:46 AM
The Chilling Ramifications of Clarence Thomas’s Cuckoo Barbara Dissent49%
newrepublic.com72%By Harry Litman0%7/10/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Trump’s Flimsy Argument for his “Triumphal Arch”50%
washingtonmonthly.com52%By James D. Zirin60%7/10/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Birthright Citizenship Is Not Just for Immigrants42%
www.thebulwark.com72%By Mona Charen46%7/8/2026, 4:05:30 PM
Brett Kavanaugh’s Anti-Trans Ruling Takes a New and Disturbing Turn69%
Slate Magazine69%By Craig Konnoth0%7/7/2026, 12:35:13 PM