Speaker summary
71%28 analyzed articles/videos1,637.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steve Hilton results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Unattributed Quote, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 21.8% saturation with 357.298 hits. Analysis detected 3,711.376 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,637.667 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,182 of 27,791 speakers). This Steve Hilton is better (less manipulative) than 97.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751002.2% percentile
4.7% BS Score28 analyzed videos1.6K 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 7.1%7.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.4%10.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 21.8%21.8%

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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.8%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 8.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 6.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 4.6%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Straw Man: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.6%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

California rejected its highest percentage of mail ballots in a decade during June primary21%
San Francisco Chronicle10%By Sara DiNatale49%7/24/2026, 10:34:44 PM
What Are They So Afraid Of? CA AG Bonta's Slippery Title Switch Tries to Kneecap Voter ID Measure79%
RedState91%By Bob Hoge90%7/21/2026, 8:38:31 PM
Republicans can’t stop talking about a California dog who voted. Here’s what really happened72%
San Francisco Chronicle10%By Sara Libby0%7/21/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Lawmakers look to make abortion shield laws less dependent on who’s governor42%
Las Vegas Sun90%By Jackie Fortiér KFF Health News (TNS)0%7/19/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Who’s going to fix California’s fiscal apocalypse?83%
American Thinker93%By J. Garvin Walsh64%7/19/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Trump Administration Launches Crackdown on Teacher Sexual Misconduct Following KQED-ProPublica Investigation19%
ProPublica30%By Tracy Jan23%7/14/2026, 4:35:00 PM
Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor30%
KFF Health News22%By Jackie Fortiér36%7/14/2026, 9:00:00 AM
La cobertura de salud para inmigrantes es central en la batalla por la gobernación de California55%
KFF Health News22%By Christine Mai-Duc0%7/6/2026, 3:40:52 PM
Exclusive | Gavin Newsom spent $57K jetting to Europe on tab of wealthy donors, robotaxi firm72%
New York Post89%By Josh Koehn0%6/25/2026, 12:00:00 PM
In California, a Former Biden Official and Fox News Personality Will Face Off for Governor55%
The Intercept81%By Jessica Washington66%6/10/2026, 12:29:55 AM