Speaker summary
34%19 analyzed articles/videos267 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Drive results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Recency Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 22% saturation with 112 hits. Analysis detected 471 faulty-reasoning hits from 267 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 10.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (24,458 of 27,792 speakers). This The Drive is better (less manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group.
The Drive

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

12% percentile
025507510012.0% percentile
10.3% BS Score19 analyzed videos267 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 8.7%8.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 20.1%20.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 22.1%22.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 15.9%15.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.5%4.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 6.1%6.1%

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 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 22.1%, sitewide 9.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.9%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.0%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Short-Sighted Profiteering Is Killing Enthusiast Cars—And Future Enthusiasts38%
The Drive36%By Byron Hurd44%7/20/2026, 8:46:16 PM
Hot Rod Designer Chip Foose Made This John Deere Tractor Look Like an Old Race Car76%
The Drive36%By Caleb Jacobs56%7/20/2026, 6:36:41 PM
Locals Keep Driving on This Buckled Bridge Because It’s Quicker Than the Detour79%
The Drive36%By Stephen Edelstein55%7/18/2026, 4:00:00 PM
What’s the Point of Concept Cars Anymore? We Asked the People Who Design Them83%
The Drive36%By Caleb Jacobs56%7/17/2026, 6:30:21 PM
Flock Says Its Cameras Worked ‘Correctly’ When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason43%
The Drive36%By Joel Feder4%7/17/2026, 5:01:48 PM
Carmakers Don’t Think They Should Have to Fix Blindingly Bright Headlights63%
The Drive36%By Adam Ismail58%7/17/2026, 2:05:02 PM
This Class-Action Lawsuit May Decide If an Automaker Owes You a Tariff Refund81%
The Drive36%By Byron Hurd44%7/16/2026, 3:53:31 PM
California DMV Threatens to Cancel Drivers’ Licenses, File Charges Amid Massive Cheating Scandal48%
The Drive36%By Byron Hurd44%7/14/2026, 5:42:37 PM
How Four Random Lando Fans Showed Me What Real F1 Fandom at Silverstone Is All About10%
The Drive36%By Jerry Perez36%7/14/2026, 4:29:49 PM
How The Wrong Car Cover Can Cause Rust54%
The Drive36%By Andrew P. Collins15%7/13/2026, 9:00:00 PM