Speaker summary
72%13 analyzed articles/videos640 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steven Cheung results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Politically Right Leaning Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Ad Hominem as the most egregious example at 25.1% saturation with 160.406 hits. Analysis detected 1,688.07 faulty-reasoning hits from 640 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.6% and a BS Rank of 9% (25,922 of 28,364 speakers). This Steven Cheung is better (less manipulative) than 91.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

9% percentile
02550751008.6% percentile
8.6% BS Score13 analyzed videos640 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 25.1%25.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 15.8%15.8%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.2%12.2%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 7.0%7.0%

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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 25.1%, sitewide 2.2%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 1.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 4.6%Tu Quoque: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 0.2%Halo Effect: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 4.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Special Pleading: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.3%Red Herring: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump’s vile attack dog gets nasty about USAID cuts85%
Daily Kos84%By Alix Breeden77%7/21/2026, 8:30:00 PM
Kash Patel instructed by the White House to oversee investigation into NYT journalists: report13%
The Independent45%By Graig Graziosi63%7/12/2026, 12:52:37 AM
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting30%
the Guardian81%By Ramon Antonio Vargas0%7/11/2026, 2:17:45 PM
New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One reporting21%
ABC News22%By ABC News15% ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press0% WILL WEISSERT Associated Press0%7/11/2026, 8:24:01 AM
White House backs Kash Patel after reported frustration over FBI director’s social media39%
www.washingtonexaminer.com74%By Claire Carter30%7/11/2026, 12:31:05 AM
How Would Iran Try And Assassinate Trump? - Newsweek10%
Newsweek36%By Brendan Cole36%7/10/2026, 7:40:38 PM
Trump Took Old Air Force One To Leave Turkey As Security Measure: White House46%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/10/2026, 12:45:00 PM
Ankara NATO Summit Leaves Big Trump Questions for Europe16%
Foreign Policy32%By Rishi Iyengar27% John Haltiwanger22%7/9/2026, 9:24:23 PM
WH defends Trump’s Air Force One swap as ‘misdirection’ amid heightened security threats – One America News Network20%
One America News Network0%7/9/2026, 6:20:16 PM
Democratic Lawmakers Question If Trump Is Mystery Recipient of Drug34%
www.factcheck.org3%By James Constan0%7/8/2026, 5:54:41 PM