Speaker summary
⁠56%6 analyzed articles/videos194.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Kaul results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 52.4% saturation with 176 hits. Analysis detected 476.152 faulty-reasoning hits from 194.667 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 22.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (18,151 of 28,364 speakers). This Josh Kaul is better (less manipulative) than 64.00% of the peer group.
Josh Kaul
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

36% percentile
025507510036.0% percentile
22.3% BS Score6 analyzed videos194.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 52.4%52.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 27.2%27.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 12.2%12.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 26.5%26.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.2%12.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 12.2%12.2%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Framing Effect: Speaker 52.4%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 27.2%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 26.5%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 0.6%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 5.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Can Wisconsin voters void a returned absentee ballot? New lawsuit sends issue back to court⁠6%
Wisconsin Watch⁠4%By Alexander Shur⁠4% Votebeat⁠10%7/23/2026, 12:40:05 PM
Governor candidates call for probe into Madison police shooting⁠40%
Journal Sentinel⁠62%By Clara Strecker⁠52%7/23/2026, 11:03:29 AM
Elon Musk Could Still Face Criminal Charges for Trying to Bribe Voters in Wisconsin⁠45%
Gizmodo⁠57%By Matt Novak⁠66%7/14/2026, 5:55:34 PM
John Deere agrees to 10-year right-to-repair settlement⁠33%
HomeTown Register⁠50%By Jon Styf⁠0% The Center Square⁠44%7/11/2026, 1:42:24 AM
John Deere agrees to 10-year right-to-repair settlement⁠52%
Southernminn.com⁠0%By Jon Styf⁠0% The Center Square⁠44%7/11/2026, 1:34:38 AM
John Deere agrees to 10-year right-to-repair settlement⁠42%
Mesabi Tribune⁠0%By Jon Styf⁠0% The Center Square⁠44%7/11/2026, 1:27:29 AM