Speaker summary
50%9 analyzed articles/videos344 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Shapiro results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Self-Serving Bias, with In-Group Bias as the most egregious example at 30.5% saturation with 178 hits. Analysis detected 1,014.456 faulty-reasoning hits from 344 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.5% and a BS Rank of 11% (25,249 of 28,138 speakers). This Josh Shapiro is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

10% percentile
025507510010.3% percentile
9.5% BS Score9 analyzed videos344 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 30.5%30.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 14.0%14.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 16.7%16.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 19.9%19.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 8.2%8.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 7.1%7.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 5.1%5.1%

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%In-Group Bias: Speaker 30.5%, sitewide 6.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 16.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 19.9%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 19.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

LeBron James Day officially declared in Pennsylvania as Sixers land four-time NBA champ43%
Billy Penn7%By Nick Kariuki33% Billy Penn Staff16%7/24/2026, 4:47:44 PM
ICE drops plan to convert 2 Pennsylvania warehouses into detention centers18%
Newsday57%By The Associated Press63%7/23/2026, 12:09:47 AM
ICE drops plan to convert 2 Pennsylvania warehouses into detention centers21%
ABC News22%By The Associated Press63%7/23/2026, 12:09:33 AM
Top House Democrat Cites Vandalism, Arson, and Assault by Anti-Israel Activists as He Votes to Cut Israel Aid77%
Algemeiner.com0%By Corey Walker0%7/17/2026, 3:27:00 PM
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has more support among Pa. Republicans than GOP Sen. Dave McCormick, new poll shows38%
The Philadelphia Inquirer21%By Michelle Baruchman44%7/15/2026, 10:34:20 PM
Gov. Josh Shapiro30%
The Philadelphia Inquirer21%By Gillian McGoldrick28%7/12/2026, 10:28:12 PM
For the 1 in 4 teens with ‘problematic smartphone use,’ Pennsylvania’s proposed bell-to-bell cellphone ban might not be a simple solution5%
The Conversation0%By Elizabeth Dowdell0%7/6/2026, 12:08:33 PM
Are We Really As Polarized As Democrats and Their Media Want Us to Think?60%
RedState92%By Andrew Malcolm0%7/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Trump’s Attempt to Rig Midterms Is Dealt a Harsh Blow by Obama Judge60%
The New Republic72%By Malcolm Ferguson67%6/25/2026, 8:11:27 PM