Speaker summary
47%39 analyzed articles/videos2,253.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thom Tillis results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Appeal to Emotion, and Unattributed Quote, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 394 hits. Analysis detected 4,483.973 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,253.667 analyzed words across 39 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 1% (25,685 of 25,876 speakers). This Thom Tillis is better (less manipulative) than 99.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751000.7% percentile
3.1% BS Score39 analyzed videos2.3K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.5%0.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 4.8%4.8%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 3.3%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Straw Man: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 0.2%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump Has to Beg Two GOPers He’s Spurned to Get Blanche Over Finish Line42%
Talking Points Memo89%By Nicole LaFond55%7/21/2026, 10:09:06 PM
Iran war keeps dashing GOP’s midterm hopes85%
Daily Kos85%By Emily Singer83%7/21/2026, 12:01:00 AM
Comrade Tillis speaks86%
American Thinker93%By J.R. Dunn60%7/20/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Trump Administration45%
NBC New York80%7/18/2026, 4:26:47 PM
Blanche meets with Epstein accusers57%
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette23%By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER46% JOEY CAPPELLETTI The Associated Press0%7/18/2026, 8:02:00 AM
Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry52%
MS NOW94%By Lisa Rubin43%7/17/2026, 10:35:00 PM
Epstein victims blast Trump attorney general nominee Todd Blanche after meeting61%
CNBC56%By Dan Mangan72%7/17/2026, 4:25:26 PM
Blanche meets with Epstein accusers after demand from Republican senator crucial to confirmation40%
Chattanooga Times Free Press0%By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER46% JOEY CAPPELLETTI50% Associated Press60%7/17/2026, 1:00:00 PM
GOP civil war erupts over Trump's latest agenda push as key Republicans threaten to sink megabill64%
Yahoo News37%By Adam Pack36% Alex Miller31%7/17/2026, 11:00:40 AM
House GOP floats reconciliation 4.0 amid disappointment at 3.0 plan46%
The Hill37%By Emily Brooks0%7/17/2026, 10:00:00 AM