Speaker summary
51%12 analyzed articles/videos307.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Hawley results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 21.1% saturation with 109 hits. Analysis detected 642.924 faulty-reasoning hits from 307.333 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.8% and a BS Rank of 9% (23,645 of 25,928 speakers). This Josh Hawley is better (less manipulative) than 91.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

9% percentile
02550751008.8% percentile
8.8% BS Score12 analyzed videos307.3 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 9.9%9.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 16.4%16.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 17.1%17.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 7.9%7.9%

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 9.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 13.7%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 0.4%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Is Mitch McConnell Alive? Three Questions That Could Finally Force Answers30%
Newsweek32%By Hugh Cameron43%7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Democrats’ key to winning the midterms71%
Salon76%By Howard Dean0%7/16/2026, 10:45:10 AM
Todd Blanche Can End Biden’s Illegal Mail-Order Abortion Scheme Now62%
The Federalist89%By Marjorie Dannenfelser0%7/14/2026, 11:35:19 AM
The FDA drilled into patients’ skulls for a placebo. Heidi Overton can end that era65%
www.washingtonexaminer.com73%By Benjamin Johnson0%7/11/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Pronatalists want to boost birth rates with Sunday closures and internet limits60%
Reason.com38%By Meagan O'Rourke65%7/9/2026, 8:35:08 PM
Data center backlash signals a fight over AI power87%
Brookings35%By Tom Wheeler98%7/7/2026, 12:06:44 PM
San Francisco Giants' Pride night mess reaches boiling point with painful interview from exec Buster Posey64%
OutKick88%By Zach Dean87%6/24/2026, 12:08:37 PM
Here's why Major League Baseball's response to Giants' Pride Night hat controversy is so misleading45%
OutKick88%By Ian Miller0%6/23/2026, 10:10:22 PM
MLB commissioner tells Sen. Hawley Giants players won’t be disciplined over Bible verses on Pride Night hats18%
Fox News88%By Dan Zaksheske0%6/22/2026, 11:39:49 PM
Trump’s pick to lead FEMA pledges to be ‘fair and reasonable’ in assessing disaster aid requests20%
AP News52%By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA0%6/17/2026, 12:30:31 PM