Speaker summary
66%10 analyzed articles/videos1,205.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Steyer results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Overconfidence Bias, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 19% saturation with 267.807 hits. Analysis detected 2,936.556 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,205.333 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,932 of 28,364 speakers). This Tom Steyer is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.5% percentile
4.1% BS Score10 analyzed videos1.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 2.5%2.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 10.6%10.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 10.0%10.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 10.4%10.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 1.4%1.4%

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 10.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Labor Unions Hate Robots—and It's Stopping Democrats From Delivering on Affordability67%
Reason.com41%By Peter Suderman48%7/18/2026, 10:00:32 AM
Steve Hilton Edges Out Tom Steyer for Second Spot in California Governor Election36%
KQED61%By Guy Marzorati71%6/9/2026, 11:52:37 PM
Polls start to close as voters across U.S. pick candidates for governor, Congress : NPR11%
NPR84%By Saige Miller0%6/2/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Tom Steyer Paid Influencers Up To Six Figures For Undisclosed Political Ads Critics Say Are Violating Election Rules28%
L.A. TACO85%By Valeria Macias0%6/1/2026, 6:15:53 PM
Who’s Backing California’s Next Governor — and Why37%
KQED61%By Jeanne Kuang37% Jeremia Kimelman0% CalMatters33%5/31/2026, 6:00:15 PM
California Dem gov candidate Tom Steyer prompts mixed reactions for video with trans athlete AB Hernandez43%
OutKick89%By Jackson Thompson0%5/30/2026, 5:44:07 PM
AB Hernandez advances in California state championship as Save Girls' Sports activists rally nearby61%
OutKick89%By Jackson Thompson0%5/30/2026, 11:27:59 AM
Tom Steyer Vows to Challenge Corporate Power and Protect Workers from AI at KQED Town Hall38%
KQED61%By Guy Marzorati71%5/30/2026, 11:05:30 AM
L.A. TACO’s 2026 Voter Guide43%
L.A. TACO85%By Sam Ribakoff0%5/27/2026, 9:27:59 PM
Tom Steyer’s Closing Pitch at KQED Takes on Affordability Crisis, Corporate ‘Enemies’58%
KQED61%By Marisa Lagos87%5/27/2026, 11:00:15 AM