Speaker summary
72%27 analyzed articles/videos1,991 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ken Paxton results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Ad Hominem, and Self-Serving Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 260.862 hits. Analysis detected 3,708.976 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,991 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,951 of 28,364 speakers). This Ken Paxton is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.5% percentile
4.0% BS Score27 analyzed videos2K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 4.6%4.6%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 8.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 0.4%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 6.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Straw Man: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Tu Quoque: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.2%Bandwagon: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 3.1%Special Pleading: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Border residents wanted crossings reined in. Now Paxton and Talarico face voters wary of deportations26%
The Texas Tribune15%By Alejandro Serrano19%7/23/2026, 10:00:00 AM
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: July 16-2212%
The Austin Chronicle51%By The Austin Chronicle News Staff15%7/23/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Pressed for answers on scandals, Texas’ Ken Paxton abandons press conference88%
MS NOW95%By Steve Benen95%7/22/2026, 12:50:43 PM
How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schools62%
Dallas Observer65%By Lexi Churchill64% ProPublica-Texas Tribune78%7/21/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Lawmakers look to make abortion shield laws less dependent on who’s governor42%
Las Vegas Sun90%By Jackie Fortiér KFF Health News (TNS)0%7/19/2026, 2:00:00 AM
How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools49%
ProPublica30%By Lexi Churchill64%7/18/2026, 3:10:00 AM
How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schools25%
The Texas Tribune15%By Lexi Churchill64%7/18/2026, 3:10:00 AM
OnePlus, the ‘Flagship-Killer’ Smartphone Brand, Is All but Dead43%
WIRED16%By Julian Chokkattu70%7/16/2026, 9:00:00 AM
After week of silence, Gov. Greg Abbott calls fatal ICE shooting “tragic”39%
The Texas Tribune15%By Alejandro Serrano19%7/15/2026, 11:17:02 PM
Texas investigates LinkedIn over alleged 'ghost jobs' targeting job seekers53%
foxbusiness.com92%7/15/2026, 4:35:06 AM