Speaker summary
48%13 analyzed articles/videos572 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rick Scott results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, False Dilemma, and Unattributed Quote, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 124 hits. Analysis detected 1,074.166 faulty-reasoning hits from 572 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,979 of 28,364 speakers). This Rick Scott is better (less manipulative) than 98.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.4% percentile
3.9% BS Score13 analyzed videos572 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 10.8%10.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.6%3.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 2.2%2.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.0%7.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 0.5%0.5%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Speaker 3.2%3.2%

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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 0.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Rick Scott breaks with DeSantis on Florida property tax amendment: 'I'm worried'26%
FOX 13 News51%7/24/2026, 3:40:43 AM
The dark side of making daylight saving time permanent in California: How late would our sunrises get?21%
Los Angeles Times78%By Rong-Gong Lin II49%7/22/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Johnson has three-word answer on whether House will leave early30%
Fox News89%By Adam Pack37% Elizabeth Elkind0% Chad Pergram45%7/20/2026, 1:06:53 PM
Fact-checking the Trump administration’s count of 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls37%
Politifact6%By Amy Sherman10% Louis Jacobson16%7/17/2026, 2:56:37 PM
GOP civil war erupts over Trump's latest agenda push as key Republicans threaten to sink megabill65%
Yahoo News39%By Adam Pack37% Alex Miller32%7/17/2026, 4:00:40 AM
Fact-checking the Trump administration’s count of 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls39%
PolitiFact6%By Louis Jacobson16% Amy Sherman10%7/16/2026, 5:00:00 PM
GOP Splits as Tillis Calls SAVE America Act 'Dead' in Senate20%
Newsmax75%By Jim Thomas0%7/2/2026, 5:04:08 PM
From booze-filled parties to mail ballots: how did American voting actually evolve?13%
PolitiFact6%By Amy Sherman10%6/28/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Fact-checking Florida Republicans’ Sunshine State Showdown9%
PolitiFact6%By Samantha Putterman0% Amy Sherman10%6/26/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Why did Trump kill Congress’ housing bill?60%
Slate Magazine69%By Jim Newell66%6/25/2026, 2:40:00 AM