Speaker summary
27%80 analyzed articles/videos635 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NPR results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 213 hits. Analysis detected 839.768 faulty-reasoning hits from 635 analyzed words across 80 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 1% (25,888 of 26,155 speakers). This NPR is better (less manipulative) than 99.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.0% percentile
3.5% BS Score80 analyzed videos635 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 15.5%15.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 0.5%0.5%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.4%Bandwagon: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Blind-Spot Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Government Spending Bill Heads To The Senate After Passing In The House, Mostly Along Party Lines75%
93.9 WKYS95%By Zack Linly74%7/22/2026, 3:47:13 PM
Government Spending Bill Heads To The Senate After Passing In The House, Mostly Along Party Lines71%
NewsOne94%By Zack Linly74%7/22/2026, 3:47:13 PM
Union objects to Donald Trump administration move to privatize security at Tampa International Airport69%
Florida Politics77%By Florida Phoenix90%7/22/2026, 12:42:45 PM
House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown33%
KRWG Public Media42%By Eric McDaniel50%7/21/2026, 10:20:15 PM
House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown27%
WGLT38%By Eric McDaniel50%7/21/2026, 9:20:15 PM
House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown13%
Alabama Public Radio0%By Eric McDaniel50%7/21/2026, 9:20:15 PM
The most monthly heat deaths in a decade: The Rundown4%
WBEZ10%By Bianca Cseke15%7/21/2026, 8:45:00 PM
House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown31%
Jefferson Public Radio42%By Eric McDaniel50%7/21/2026, 7:20:15 PM
A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He’s one of the first6%
WPLN News12%By Tony Gonzalez45%7/21/2026, 2:55:14 PM
Special education needs and costs skyrocket54%
WBEZ10%By Esther Bergdahl77%7/20/2026, 8:45:00 PM