Speaker summary
⁠55%6 analyzed articles/videos85.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These MS Now results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Quote-first Misdirection, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 62.4% saturation with 77.636 hits. Analysis detected 228.636 faulty-reasoning hits from 85.333 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 20.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (18,887 of 28,364 speakers). This MS Now is better (less manipulative) than 66.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

33% percentile
025507510033.4% percentile
20.8% BS Score6 analyzed videos85.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 62.4%62.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 17.6%17.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 9.3%9.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Negativity Bias: Speaker 62.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 15.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

U.S. says it targeted Iranian forces after deaths of two American troops⁠48%
CNBC⁠54%By Azhar Sukri⁠67% Terri Cullen⁠74% Michael Wayland⁠74%7/19/2026, 9:47:28 AM
FBI looked at using AI to review 2020 ballot signatures⁠56%
Salon⁠76%By Jeremy Kohler⁠33%7/17/2026, 10:00:44 AM
FBI Investigation, Controversial Voter Solicitations, and Trump’s Endorsement Collide in Georgia⁠21%
The Daily Signal⁠82%By Rebecca Buis⁠0%7/15/2026, 10:30:00 PM
Rebecca Nagle on the Boomerang of Empire⁠41%
theintercept.com⁠80%By The Intercept Briefing⁠53%7/11/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Will Trump airport branding cause Palm Beach businesses to suffer? - Daily Kos⁠80%
Daily Kos⁠84%By Oliver Willis⁠92%7/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM
A storm, overpriced food and a sad ferris wheel: inside Trump’s dreadful state fair⁠69%
theguardian.com⁠81%By Adam Gabbatt⁠0%7/1/2026, 5:00:41 PM