Speaker summary
42% 21 analyzed articles/videos 1,036.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These SpaceX results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Ambiguity (Equivocation) , and Overconfidence Bias , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 17.5% saturation with 340 hits . Analysis detected 1,953.623 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,036.333 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of 3% (26,041 of 26,830 speakers). This SpaceX is better (less manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group. SpaceX
Speaker details
Total words: 1,036.333
Article count: 21
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.9% percentile 5.3% BS Score21 analyzed videos1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 4.7% 4.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 25.5% 25.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 17.5% 17.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 5.9% 5.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 6.7% 6.7% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 3.6% 3.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% 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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9% Optimism Bias: Speaker 25.5%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 17.5%, sitewide 1.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 11.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.8% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 3.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.5% Indoctrination: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.0% Circular Reasoning: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 0.1% Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 1.4% Composition/Division: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
SFGate 80% 7/22/2026, 2:01:59 AM