Speaker summary
⁠40%14 analyzed articles/videos272.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These U.S. Department of Education results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Negativity Bias, and Loss Aversion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 33.9% saturation with 130 hits. Analysis detected 448.398 faulty-reasoning hits from 272.667 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (24,179 of 28,364 speakers). This U.S. Department of Education is better (less manipulative) than 85.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

15% percentile
025507510014.8% percentile
11.5% BS Score14 analyzed videos272.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 33.9%33.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 20.3%20.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.2%7.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 15.4%15.4%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 33.9%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 26.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 20.3%, sitewide 4.6%Negativity Bias: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Loss Aversion: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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DMV LOCAL RECAP: SAVE Student Loan Deadline Begins for Borrowers⁠73%
iPower 92.1/104.1 FM⁠96%By Dominique Da Diva⁠90%7/21/2026, 11:58:27 AM
DMV LOCAL RECAP: SAVE Student Loan Deadline Begins for Borrowers⁠67%
92 Q⁠88%By Dominique Da Diva⁠90%7/21/2026, 11:58:27 AM
As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected⁠59%
MinnPost⁠17%By Jon Marcus⁠70% The Hechinger Report⁠52%7/20/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Eversource, Blumenthal, data centers: CT politics news⁠14%
CT Mirror⁠20%By CT Mirror Staff⁠20%7/17/2026, 2:30:00 PM
Survey: Californians really don’t want more data centers⁠26%
CalMatters⁠32%By Lynn La⁠25%7/16/2026, 6:00:00 AM
How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter⁠17%
ProPublica⁠30%By Mollie Simon⁠25%7/16/2026, 2:05:00 AM
Data shows graduation rates soaring at Bureau of Indian Education schools⁠38%
AP News⁠53%By Savannah Peters⁠34%7/12/2026, 5:01:46 AM
Taxpayers bear burden for federal student loans⁠28%
hazard-herald.com⁠0%By Esther Wickham⁠0% The Center Square⁠44%7/11/2026, 2:44:41 PM
Worst states to live in America in 2026⁠45%
CNBC⁠54%By Scott Cohn⁠0%7/11/2026, 6:00:01 AM
New student loan rules take effect July 1. Here's what borrowers should know. - CBS News⁠17%
CBS News⁠19%7/11/2026, 1:30:18 AM
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