Speaker summary
71%39 analyzed articles/videos2,971 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rob Bonta results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Begging the Question, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 32% saturation with 949.411 hits. Analysis detected 6,964.271 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,971 analyzed words across 39 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of 2% (26,360 of 26,865 speakers). This Rob Bonta is better (less manipulative) than 98.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.9% percentile
4.4% BS Score39 analyzed videos3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 32.0%32.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 20.0%20.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.9%4.9%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.1%5.1%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 32.0%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 20.0%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 7.5%Slippery Slope: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 1.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.0%Indoctrination: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

California sues Trump over emergency funding rules that pressure states on elections46%
CalMatters30%By Lynn La24%7/23/2026, 10:00:08 PM
Paramount Seeks Three-Day Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To Halt Warner Bros. Discovery Merger14%
Deadline26%By Ted Johnson13%7/22/2026, 11:48:30 PM
Lo que revela la venta de dos centros de detención del ICE sobre la nueva estrategia migratoria de Trump.46%
CalMatters en Español30%By Wendy Fry42% Nigel Duara0%7/22/2026, 11:01:48 PM
Trump Administration Moves to Sink Newsom’s Costly Port Climate Mandates56%
RedState91%By Ben Smith58%7/22/2026, 8:26:04 PM
Hundreds of Thousands Could Lose Home Care as Federal Government Freezes $867.5 Million in California Medicaid Payments29%
Medical Daily40%By Joseph James37%7/22/2026, 7:00:18 PM
California judge imposes two-week freeze on Paramount-Warner deal25%
Canadian Lawyer0%By Jacqueline So0%7/22/2026, 1:10:10 AM
What Are They So Afraid Of? CA AG Bonta's Slippery Title Switch Tries to Kneecap Voter ID Measure79%
RedState91%By Bob Hoge91%7/21/2026, 8:38:31 PM
US Judge Says Paramount and Warner Bros. Must Temporarily Pause Merger44%
KQED61%By Katie DeBenedetti70%7/20/2026, 11:35:37 PM
Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states18%
Ars Technica22%By Jon Brodkin18%7/20/2026, 9:10:14 PM
Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now46%
WAMU14%By Dhackney31%7/20/2026, 8:13:33 PM