Speaker summary
⁠73%7 analyzed articles/videos80.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These POLITICO results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Negativity Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 54% saturation with 101 hits. Analysis detected 428 faulty-reasoning hits from 80.333 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 34.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠54% (13,178 of 28,364 speakers). This POLITICO is worse (more manipulative) than 53.50% of the peer group.
POLITICO

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

54% percentile
025507510053.5% percentile
34.9% BS Score7 analyzed videos80.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–125%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%120%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 100.0%100.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 54.0%54.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 37.4%37.4%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 25.1%25.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 27.3%27.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 31.0%31.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 16.6%16.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 14.4%14.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 8.6%8.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%120%120%Framing Effect: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 54.0%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 37.4%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 31.0%, sitewide 19.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 9.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 25.1%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 14.4%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump Tried to Appease MAHA Over Roundup. It Backfired⁠74%
Rolling Stone⁠40%By Ayurella Horn-Muller⁠29% Grist⁠88%7/18/2026, 1:00:00 PM
MAGA influencers exploit Graham Platner scandal to win back men⁠68%
Salon.com⁠76%By Amanda Marcotte⁠93%7/15/2026, 10:45:44 AM
New ICE boss⁠75%
www.salon.com⁠76%By Amanda Marcotte⁠93%7/13/2026, 10:45:39 AM
The Iran War As History: The Box Scores Of Foreign Wars⁠53%
www.theamericanconservative.com⁠86%By James P. Pinkerton⁠0%7/10/2026, 4:05:00 AM
Platner Exits Maine Senate Race - The American Conservative⁠81%
The American Conservative⁠86%By David Brady⁠66%7/9/2026, 3:45:00 PM
‘Sounds Like… the End of a Candidacy’: Bret Baier Says Platner Seems Like He’s About to Drop Out⁠46%
Mediaite⁠70%By Michael Luciano⁠57%7/7/2026, 12:00:24 AM
Trump shows renderings of drone port planned for WH ballroom, blasts lawsuit against construction⁠68%
One America News Network⁠0%By Addie Davis⁠0%5/31/2026, 12:48:06 PM