Speaker summary
58%10 analyzed articles/videos154 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Semafor results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 25.2% saturation with 63 hits. Analysis detected 356.103 faulty-reasoning hits from 154 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 17.9% and a BS Rank of 29% (20,392 of 28,364 speakers). This Semafor is better (less manipulative) than 71.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

28% percentile
025507510028.1% percentile
17.9% BS Score10 analyzed videos154 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 55.2%55.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 30.6%30.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 25.2%25.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 10.4%10.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 10.4%10.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.4%12.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 55.2%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 30.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 25.2%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lindsey Graham’s sister Darlene encouraged by Trump to seek full Senate term21%
KERO 23 ABC News Bakersfield26%By Justin Boggs25%7/18/2026, 4:28:43 PM
Xi steps up corruption purge90%
Semafor84%By Brendan Ruberry98%7/14/2026, 11:06:34 PM
As U.S. Starts 'New' Iran War, Lawmakers Want Answers About Deadly Elementary School Strike52%
Reason.com41%By Meagan O'Rourke66%7/14/2026, 8:34:42 PM
Iran Launches 'Brazen' Attacks On More Tankers In Hormuz, Killing Sailors, After Araghchi Mocked Trump's Toll Plan8%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/14/2026, 1:05:00 PM
Gay Republican Sues Members of His Own Party Over Homophobic Slurs29%
newrepublic.com72%By Hafiz Rashid68%7/10/2026, 7:13:02 PM
Judge Deals Two More Blows to Trump’s War on DEI in Blue States33%
The New Republic72%By Malcolm Ferguson68%7/10/2026, 12:00:00 AM
'Essential': Senate prepares bipartisan campaign to defy Trump83%
www.rawstory.com93%By Matthew Chapman86%7/9/2026, 12:24:29 PM
Pew Poll: 56% of U.S. Adults Support Social Media Ban for Everyone Under 1642%
Reason.com41%By Meagan O'Rourke66%7/6/2026, 8:30:31 PM
Democrats' First 'Project 2029' Proposal: More Government Control Over Social Media48%
Reason.com41%By Meagan O'Rourke66%6/30/2026, 6:17:16 PM
Former AG Pam Bondi to testify before Congress over handling of the Epstein files17%
NPR84%By Ava Berger0%5/29/2026, 9:00:00 AM