Speaker summary
43%36 analyzed articles/videos1,131.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These National Park Service results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Negativity Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 28.8% saturation with 618 hits. Analysis detected 2,054.083 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,131.333 analyzed words across 36 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 3% (26,371 of 26,944 speakers). This National Park Service is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
4.7% BS Score36 analyzed videos1.1K 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 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 28.8%28.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.7%5.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.9%6.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.0%1.0%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 28.8%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 0.8%In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.6%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Availab…9%Status …7%Pessimi…9%Unattri…16%
GW Parkway crash critically injured six, including two construction workers2%
ARLnow.com21%By Dan Egitto42%7/21/2026, 1:15:49 PM
Crushing crowds turn Yosemite into ‘Disneyland.’ Can visitors still have fun?31%
Los Angeles Times79%By Jaclyn Cosgrove48%7/21/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Trump administration ups security at President’s House after exhibit swap, citing ‘safety concerns’37%
The Philadelphia Inquirer19%By Abraham Gutman14% Fallon Roth31%7/17/2026, 9:09:21 PM
Trump takes destruction of US history to a whole new level91%
Daily Kos85%By Lisa Needham97%7/17/2026, 12:01:00 AM
‘86 47’: How Trump’s war on dissent gave his opponents a political rallying cry43%
MS NOW95%By Adam Hudacek60%7/16/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Did Trump's motorcade leave tire tracks in reflecting pool? What photos show8%
Snopes.com6%By Jordan Liles5%7/14/2026, 4:53:03 PM
Man hospitalized after bison charge sends him flying at Yellowstone93%
NBC News99%7/12/2026, 11:45:53 PM
Did Trump put 27%
Snopes6%By Taija PerryCook7%7/10/2026, 11:00:09 AM
Is Trump admin cutting down one (or more) DC cherry trees to make way for golf course?11%
Snopes6%By Emery Winter10%7/9/2026, 11:00:09 AM
National parks looking for new repair funds as money diverted to D.C. projects97%
CBS News97%7/6/2026, 2:46:37 AM