Speaker summary
56%17 analyzed articles/videos2,109 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ron DeSantis results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 280 hits. Analysis detected 4,666.086 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,109 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,767 of 28,364 speakers). This Ron DeSantis is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
4.6% BS Score17 analyzed videos2.1K 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 11.0%11.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.4%8.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.0%4.0%

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 11.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 3.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 6.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 4.6%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%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, 10:40:43 AM
Trump vows to cut costs of utilities49%
The Vindicator25%By The Associated Press63%7/24/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers45%
Associated Press34%By JOSH BOAK55% MATTHEW DALY59%7/24/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Trump expands voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers70%
WBRZ92%By Associated Press60%7/23/2026, 4:12:00 PM
Former Florida cop to be executed on same day as 80-year-old Pasco man8%
Tampa Bay Times13%By Dan Sullivan9%7/15/2026, 12:02:38 AM
5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday19%
CNBC54%By Luke Fountain0%7/10/2026, 12:46:38 PM
Elon Decimates Mamdani's America 250 Speech With 1 Simple Fact - Then DeSantis Drops In From Top Rope94%
RedState91%By Nick Arama94%7/4/2026, 7:11:00 PM
DeSantis Signs 'Big, Beautiful' Fla. Budget That Keeps State No. 149%
Newsmax75%By Newsmax Wires73%7/2/2026, 9:47:41 PM
Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty33%
ProPublica30%By Pamela Colloff0%6/30/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Gov. Ron DeSantis: Supreme Court Ruling "Really Devastating," Birthright Citizenship "Has Been Gamed"49%
RealClearPolitics0%By Tim Hains0%6/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM