Speaker summary
68%14 analyzed articles/videos1,496 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nithya Raman results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Status Quo Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 23.7% saturation with 354.129 hits. Analysis detected 3,119.778 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,496 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,551 of 28,364 speakers). This Nithya Raman is better (less manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.9% percentile
5.2% BS Score14 analyzed videos1.5K 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 14.1%14.1%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 11.2%11.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.7%23.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 7.6%7.6%

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 14.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 23.7%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 8.1%Straw Man: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 0.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 2.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Homelessness in LA is once again on the rise60%
Courthouse News19%By Hillel Aron46%7/23/2026, 5:18:41 PM
LA's $230K-a-year politicians now want to do even less work — while the city rots55%
California Post89%By Jamie Paige0%7/12/2026, 5:30:00 AM
Who loved Bass, Raman and Pratt the most? A district-by-district breakdown23%
Los Angeles Times78%By David Zahniser52% Noah Goldberg46%6/13/2026, 8:00:00 AM
Why the L.A. mayoral runoff is about to be a ‘knife fight’47%
Los Angeles Times78%By David Zahniser52% Noah Goldberg46%6/10/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Nithya Raman edges out Spencer Pratt to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff54%
The Guardian81%By Uwa Ede-Osifo0% Dani Anguiano0%6/8/2026, 5:41:25 PM
LA mayoral race heads to November runoff as Karen Bass faces Mamdani-style socialist63%
Fox News89%By Leo Briceno0% Sophia Compton77%6/8/2026, 5:13:30 PM
How Nithya Raman went from last-minute candidate to the L.A. mayor runoff41%
Los Angeles Times78%By Noah Goldberg46% David Zahniser52%6/8/2026, 5:03:19 PM
Raman to advance in Los Angeles mayor’s race, taking on Bass in November51%
MS NOW95%By Julianne McShane0%6/8/2026, 4:57:43 PM
Nithya Raman knocks Spencer Pratt off second place in LA mayor's race37%
New York Post89%By Jamie Paige0%6/7/2026, 5:08:41 PM
Mainstream California Democrats survived election night, but their brand remains challenged47%
Los Angeles Times78%By Jenny Jarvie79%6/7/2026, 3:00:00 AM