Speaker summary
55%53 analyzed articles/videos2,711.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kathy Hochul results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 21% saturation with 568.483 hits. Analysis detected 5,129.422 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,711.333 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 1% (25,937 of 26,155 speakers). This Kathy Hochul is better (less manipulative) than 99.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751000.8% percentile
3.3% BS Score53 analyzed videos2.7K 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 9.1%9.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 21.0%21.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.9%1.9%

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 9.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.0%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

U.S. identifies 3rd service member ‘believed’ killed in Iranian attack17%
NBC News32%By Adela Suliman0%7/22/2026, 1:00:03 PM
Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, of Queens, was third soldier killed in Iranian attack on U.S. base30%
Newsday64%By Maureen Mullarkey33%7/22/2026, 12:49:45 PM
Battle lines being redrawn in New York state’s war on industry92%
American Thinker93%By Bill Ponton0%7/20/2026, 12:00:00 AM
The Data-Center Revolt Goes National: Tea Party Veteran Leads 142 Rallies Across 42 States65%
ZeroHedge69%By Tyler Durden61%7/19/2026, 7:45:00 PM
Water woes: NYC cleans up, dries out after torrential storms trigger flooding across the Big Apple44%
amny.com43%By Barbara Russo-Lennon52%7/19/2026, 4:27:09 PM
Lawmakers look to make abortion shield laws less dependent on who’s governor41%
Las Vegas Sun92%By Jackie Fortiér KFF Health News (TNS)0%7/19/2026, 2:00:00 AM
NYC hit with storms, flash floods, braces for winds, hail, possible tornado66%
New York Daily News75%By Jessica Schladebeck63% Nicholas Williams57%7/18/2026, 3:06:39 PM
New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium19%
Grist28%By Alex Brown29% Stateline26%7/18/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Wild storms in NYC: 'Life-threatening' floods, intense winds, a tornado possible Saturday52%
Gothamist76%By Ryan Kost75% Louis C. Hochman78%7/18/2026, 12:25:00 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The Nuns Suing New York to Keep Caring for the Dying42%
The Free Press74%By Madeleine Long0%7/17/2026, 9:18:06 PM