Speaker summary
57%13 analyzed articles/videos1,275.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nirav Shah results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Slippery Slope, and False Dilemma, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 214.455 hits. Analysis detected 2,036.236 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,275.667 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 1% (27,270 of 27,519 speakers). This Nirav Shah is better (less manipulative) than 99.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

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3.4% BS Score13 analyzed videos1.3K 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 3.6%3.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 14.6%14.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.6%5.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.1%4.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.5%2.5%

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 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.6%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.6%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 3.1%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Former Illinois public health chief Nirav Shah drops Maine Senate bid70%
WBEZ10%By Tina Sfondeles28%7/20/2026, 5:19:03 PM
Troy Jackson appears headed for Maine Democratic nomination in race against Sen. Susan Collins54%
WBUR News7%By Kevin Miller65% Maine Public65%7/20/2026, 6:09:38 AM
Maine Protests After ICE Killing: ‘A Man Was Lynched Here’27%
Rolling Stone39%By Naomi LaChance0%7/16/2026, 1:00:00 PM
ICE Is Still Killing People. Susan Is Still Concerned.85%
Common Dreams95%By Abby Zimet95%7/15/2026, 1:45:57 AM
The Race to Replace Graham Platner Is Heating Up19%
newrepublic.com72%By Emma Janssen0%7/11/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Maine Senate Candidates Claim They’re Just Like Platner — But Entirely Different53%
theintercept.com80%By Akela Lacy76%7/10/2026, 7:24:14 PM
Platner quits Maine Senate race49%
CNBC55%By Garrett Downs58%7/9/2026, 12:18:14 AM
It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters40%
theintercept.com80%By Eoin Higgins0%7/8/2026, 8:03:18 PM
Graham Platner's Exit From Senate Race Leaves Maine Dems "Hobbled" in Scramble for New Nominee52%
theintercept.com80%By Akela Lacy76%7/8/2026, 7:01:04 PM
Graham Platner Slow Walks Decision as Pressure to Exit Maine Senate Race Mounts - Newsweek17%
Newsweek34%By Andrew Stanton15% Gabe Whisnant19% Anna Commander32%7/8/2026, 6:38:14 PM