Speaker summary
⁠86%22 analyzed articles/videos311 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Townhall VIP results contain 4 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Loss Aversion, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 100% saturation with 311 hits. Analysis detected 367 faulty-reasoning hits from 311 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 29.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (15,009 of 28,335 speakers). This Townhall VIP is better (less manipulative) than 53.00% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 311
Article count: 22
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

47% percentile
025507510047.0% percentile
29.5% BS Score22 analyzed videos311 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–125%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%120%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 100.0%100.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 4.5%4.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%120%120%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 0.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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As Protests Continue in Madison Following Police Shooting, It Turns Out Suspect Had Long Rap Sheet⁠77%
townhall.com⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/24/2026, 7:30:00 AM
A Bunch of Democrats Joined a Livestream Where the DSA Attacked America and Praised Terrorists⁠96%
townhall.com⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/23/2026, 8:30:00 AM
Mamdani Was Asked About Arresting Hamas War Criminals, and His Answer Was Revealing⁠81%
townhall.com⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/23/2026, 8:00:00 AM
David Crowley Reentered the WI Governor's Race, and He's Probably Going to Lose⁠75%
townhall.com⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/22/2026, 7:30:07 AM
Secretary of State Rubio Gave the Best Explanation for Why Iran Is in a 'Shambles'⁠95%
Townhall⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/20/2026, 9:00:02 AM
CBS News' 'Fact-Checks' of Trump's Address Ignore the Facts⁠89%
townhall.com⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/17/2026, 6:30:49 PM
Randi Weingarten's AFT Speech Shows She's Really Come Unglued⁠97%
townhall.com⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/17/2026, 8:30:33 AM
Abigail Spanberger Gets Lit Up Over Her Energy Affordability Lies⁠92%
Townhall⁠84%By Amy Curtis⁠89%7/14/2026, 8:30:59 PM
This Federal Judge Just Destroyed Trump's Settlement With the IRS⁠24%
townhall.com⁠84%By Jeff Charles⁠36%7/14/2026, 11:45:00 AM
U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran to Protect Shipping in Strait of Hormuz⁠65%
Townhall⁠84%By Scott McClallen⁠27%7/12/2026, 5:36:00 PM
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