Speaker summary
51% 5 analyzed articles/videos 110.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These SFMTA results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Unattributed Quote , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 55.9% saturation with 104 hits . Analysis detected 394 faulty-reasoning hits from 110.5 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 19.3% and a BS Rank of 31% (19,656 of 28,364 speakers). This SFMTA is better (less manipulative) than 69.30% of the peer group. SFMTA
Speaker details
Total words: 110.5
Article count: 5
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.7% percentile 19.3% BS Score5 analyzed videos110.5 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 55.9% 55.9% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 23.7% 23.7% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 25.8% 25.8% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 22.6% 22.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 8.6% 8.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 25.8% 25.8% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 14.0% 14.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 8.6% 8.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 9.7% 9.7% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 8.6% 8.6% 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 Authority: Speaker 55.9%, sitewide 11.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 26.9% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 25.8%, sitewide 7.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 25.8%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 23.7%, sitewide 1.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 4.6% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 8.1% Indoctrination: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 3.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 61% 7/24/2026, 4:09:34 PM