Speaker summary
55%11 analyzed articles/videos386.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ruben Gallego results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 81.796 hits. Analysis detected 812.527 faulty-reasoning hits from 386.667 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.4% and a BS Rank of 7% (25,136 of 26,780 speakers). This Ruben Gallego is better (less manipulative) than 93.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

6% percentile
02550751006.1% percentile
7.4% BS Score11 analyzed videos386.7 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 5.4%5.4%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 11.8%11.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.9%6.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 5.5%5.5%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 6.6%6.6%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 5.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 11.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 0.4%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 3.7%Tu Quoque: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 0.2%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 1.4%Primacy Effect: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump’s Crypto Corruption Puts Centrist Democrats in Bind58%
The Intercept81%By Matt Sledge62%7/23/2026, 6:56:45 PM
Gallego Dismisses ‘Gossip’ After Report on Sexual Relations With Staffers61%
Newsweek33%By Joshua Rhett Miller61%7/16/2026, 8:51:23 PM
2028 Democrats Who Disgraced Themselves Most for Graham Platner70%
freebeacon.com88%By Andrew Stiles93%7/8/2026, 10:12:48 PM
Ruben Gallego Weighs in on Platner Allegations - That Was a Bad Idea81%
RedState91%By Nick Arama94%7/7/2026, 7:30:00 AM
Schumer, Dem Committee Join Calls for Platner Exit37%
Newsmax75%By Michael Katz0%7/7/2026, 12:46:55 AM
Key Dems Pull Out After Platner Campaign Rocked By Sexual Assault Allegations22%
ZeroHedge69%By Tyler Durden61%7/6/2026, 10:29:36 PM
Democrats Stick The Knife In Graham Platner29%
The Daily Caller67%By Adriel Perez-Gonzalez0%7/6/2026, 10:07:08 PM
Top Democrats Who Backed Graham Platner Through Controversy and Allegations56%
Breitbart82%By Olivia Rondeau54%7/6/2026, 9:52:39 PM
Graham Platner considering ‘best path forward’ in Maine Senate race after denying sexual assault claim47%
NBC News33%By Natasha Korecki0%7/6/2026, 9:33:39 PM
Graham Platner Denies Sex Assault Claim as Key Democrats Pull Endorsement28%
Newsweek33%By Gabe Whisnant19% Anna Commander31% Hannah Parry31%7/6/2026, 7:49:15 PM