Speaker summary
⁠85%6 analyzed articles/videos222.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Platner's campaign results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Self-Serving Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Genetic Fallacy as the most egregious example at 60.4% saturation with 264 hits. Analysis detected 818.824 faulty-reasoning hits from 222.667 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 22.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (17,984 of 28,364 speakers). This Platner's campaign is better (less manipulative) than 63.40% of the peer group.
Platner's campaign

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

37% percentile
025507510036.6% percentile
22.6% BS Score6 analyzed videos222.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Genetic FallacySitewide 1.4%Speaker 60.4%60.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 54.1%54.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 23.6%23.6%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 19.5%19.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 21.1%21.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 14.7%14.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 19.5%19.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 9.2%9.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 21.0%21.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 60.4%, sitewide 1.4%Ad Hominem: Speaker 54.1%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 23.6%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.0%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 19.5%, sitewide 9.1%Tu Quoque: Speaker 19.5%, sitewide 0.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 6.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Genetic FallacySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Graham Platner Rape Allegation Leaves Progressives Holding the Bag⁠30%
Newsweek⁠36%By Jesus Mesa⁠31%7/7/2026, 10:14:36 AM
Key Dems Pull Out After Platner Campaign Rocked By Sexual Assault Allegations⁠22%
ZeroHedge⁠72%By Tyler Durden⁠63%7/6/2026, 3:29:36 PM
Graham Platner considering ‘best path forward’ in Maine Senate race after denying sexual assault claim⁠48%
NBC News⁠35%By Natasha Korecki⁠0%7/6/2026, 2:33:39 PM
Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Responds To Sexual Assault Allegation⁠54%
HuffPost⁠0%By Taiyler S. Mitchell⁠0%7/6/2026, 2:24:29 PM
Platner 'Taking Time To Reflect' on 'Best Path Forward' Following Rape Allegation⁠45%
Washington Free Beacon⁠87%By Peter Hasson⁠0%7/6/2026, 1:30:08 PM
Graham Platner's ex-girlfriend torches New York Times over 'twisting' bombshell 'abuse' exposé⁠60%
Daily Mail Online⁠59%By Jon Michael Raasch⁠0%6/5/2026, 8:45:30 AM