Speaker summary
⁠35%8 analyzed articles/videos783.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Kean Jr. results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 112.327 hits. Analysis detected 580.675 faulty-reasoning hits from 783.333 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠1% (28,086 of 28,364 speakers). This Tom Kean Jr. is better (less manipulative) than 99.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.0% percentile
3.4% BS Score8 analyzed videos783.3 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 1.4%1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 13.2%13.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 5.7%5.7%

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 1.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 0.2%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Representative Has Gone Missing From Work⁠57%
The New Republic⁠72%By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling⁠62%7/2/2026, 6:32:20 PM
Tom Kean’s Absence Shows How Congress Has Failed Itself⁠31%
NOTUS⁠0%By Paul Kane⁠0% Joe Gould⁠0%7/2/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after his four-month absence from Congress⁠13%
STAT⁠44%By Associated Press⁠60%6/30/2026, 7:40:01 PM
GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. explains his ‘mysterious’ 4-month absence from Congress⁠13%
One America News Network⁠0%By OAN Staff Lillian Mann⁠0%6/30/2026, 6:30:08 PM
Voters head to the polls across California, Iowa and beyond on a pivotal primary election day⁠23%
Fox News⁠89%By Paul Steinhauser⁠0% Amanda Macias⁠0% Hannah Brennan⁠0% Alec Schemmel⁠0% Michael Sinkewicz⁠42% Robert Schmad⁠0% Andrew Mark Miller⁠0% Peter Pinedo⁠52% Leo Briceno⁠0% Ashley J. DiMella⁠0% Alex miller⁠32% Adam Pack⁠37% Morgan Phillips⁠0% Kiera McDonald⁠0% Elaine Mallon⁠0% Charles Creitz⁠0%6/2/2026, 11:00:19 PM
Bennett and Hamawy win Democratic primaries in New Jersey⁠12%
Gothamist⁠77%By Mike Hayes⁠0%6/2/2026, 9:16:00 PM
Live updates: Republicans seek blue-state primary breakthroughs in key 2026 races⁠40%
Fox News⁠89%By Eric Mack⁠0% Paul Steinhauser⁠0%6/2/2026, 2:46:26 PM
He hasn’t been seen in Congress for months. Now Republicans are worried.⁠88%
The Washington Post⁠92%By Dan Merica⁠0% Anna Liss-Roy⁠0%5/29/2026, 10:00:01 AM