Speaker summary
⁠72%7 analyzed articles/videos138.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Stoller results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, In-Group Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Out-Group Homogeneity Bias as the most egregious example at 32.3% saturation with 80 hits. Analysis detected 454.002 faulty-reasoning hits from 138.333 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 19.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (19,641 of 28,364 speakers). This Matt Stoller is better (less manipulative) than 69.20% of the peer group.
Matt Stoller
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

31% percentile
025507510030.8% percentile
19.3% BS Score7 analyzed videos138.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 35.9%35.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 32.3%32.3%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 26.9%26.9%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 17.8%17.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 22.2%22.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 26.6%26.6%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 10.9%10.9%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 35.9%, sitewide 5.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 32.3%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 26.9%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 26.6%, sitewide 15.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 22.2%, sitewide 6.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Burden of Proof: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 0.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 2.7%Straw Man: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 0.9%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 4.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

It’s Fine to Criticize Graham Platner’s Replacement⁠69%
Mother Jones⁠51%By Alex Nguyen⁠35%7/21/2026, 12:01:05 PM
MAGA influencers exploit Graham Platner scandal to win back men⁠68%
Salon.com⁠76%By Amanda Marcotte⁠93%7/15/2026, 3:45:44 AM
Graham Platner’s Downfall Was All Too Predictable⁠75%
The Nation⁠77%By Katha Pollitt⁠0%7/9/2026, 10:14:59 AM
Graham Platner Got Way Too Many Passes⁠73%
The New Republic⁠72%By Monica Potts⁠76%7/7/2026, 1:45:07 PM
'Political Operative and Known Fabricator': Left-Wing Lawmakers and Pundits Who Attacked Platner's Conservative Accuser Now Believe His Liberal One⁠91%
Washington Free Beacon⁠87%By Collin Anderson⁠79%7/7/2026, 1:20:33 PM
If Graham Platner Won’t Quit, Democrats Need to Quit Him⁠72%
Washington Monthly⁠52%By Bill Scher⁠53%7/6/2026, 3:31:00 PM
Graham Platner accused of sexual assault, campaign likely doomed⁠60%
Reason.com⁠41%By Robby Soave⁠0%7/6/2026, 3:27:06 PM