Speaker summary
26%14 analyzed articles/videos189.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NOAA results contain 2 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 20.8% saturation with 82 hits. Analysis detected 119 faulty-reasoning hits from 189.667 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 15.1% and a BS Rank of 23% (21,906 of 28,244 speakers). This NOAA is better (less manipulative) than 77.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

22% percentile
025507510022.4% percentile
15.1% BS Score14 analyzed videos189.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.8%20.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.4%9.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.8%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Former college, NFL player Javian Hawkins accused of arson1%
wsbtv.com0%7/21/2026, 2:20:29 PM
Represe…6%Overcon…5%Ambigui…5%Attempt…1%
Tropical Storm Bertha forms in Gulf, heads for southeast Louisiana2%
nola.com8%By Kasey Bubnash16% Marco Cartolano2%7/21/2026, 12:04:00 AM
Anchori…2%Framing…2%Negativ…7%Appeal …3%
Showers could reach Bay Area before tropical moisture raises lightning risk2%
San Francisco Chronicle14%By Greg Porter0%7/20/2026, 11:00:00 AM
National Hurricane Center Watching System Gain Strength In The Gulf43%
Forbes45%By Marshall Shepherd58%7/19/2026, 4:00:25 PM
El Niño explained: Here are 5 things the weather phenomenon isn't13%
Houston Chronicle16%By Justin Ballard16%7/19/2026, 11:00:00 AM
'These are striking forecasts': Super El Niño keeps getting even more likely, and it could bring a humanitarian crisis52%
Live Science8%By Patrick Pester29%7/17/2026, 3:56:26 PM
Overcon…1%Halo Ef…0.6%Appeal …6%Anecdot…3%
Live updates: Owner of boat that capsized near Alcatraz identified1%
San Francisco Chronicle14%By Megan Fan Munce1% Aidin Vaziri2% Anna Bauman2%7/15/2026, 2:46:22 PM
A Super El Niño is brewing: How bad would historic weather system get - Los Angeles Times5%
Los Angeles Times78%By Rong-Gong Lin II49%7/13/2026, 10:00:00 AM
How do rural communities fit into FEMA’s disaster response and recovery?10%
Brookings33%By Anthony F. Pipa11%7/9/2026, 9:30:19 AM
Alaska Man Monday: Beaver Ponds and Lost Seals37%
RedState92%By Ward Clark72%7/6/2026, 7:00:00 AM