Speaker summary
57%36 analyzed articles/videos1,081.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US Central Command results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 24.4% saturation with 321.007 hits. Analysis detected 2,028.728 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,081.333 analyzed words across 36 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 5.1% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,611 of 28,364 speakers). This US Central Command is better (less manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.7% percentile
5.1% BS Score36 analyzed videos1.1K 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 24.4%24.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 11.1%11.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 7.1%7.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 0.7%0.7%

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 23.9%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 24.4%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 0.8%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.6%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war42%
WRAL.com56%By ELENA BECATOROS32% FATMA KHALED30% COLLIN BINKLEY — Associated Press69%7/23/2026, 12:43:13 AM
US-Iran Fighting Enters 10th Day As Tanker Hit In Hormuz, Houthis Threaten Red Sea Chokepoint61%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/21/2026, 4:20:00 AM
US attacks Iran for 10th consecutive night88%
Al Jazeera59%By Al Jazeera Staff56%7/20/2026, 5:06:33 PM
Mediators Float 10-Day Ceasefire As Pezeshkian Tells Citizens Iran Engaged In 'Full-Scale War'74%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/20/2026, 5:55:00 AM
U.S. military recovers unidentified remains found in Jordan as another service member dies in Iraq95%
NBC News99%7/20/2026, 3:57:26 AM
Service member killed in northern Iraq as U.S. recovers unidentified remains in Jordan85%
NBC News99%7/19/2026, 5:06:59 PM
US blitzes Iranian missile depots, air defenses on 8th consecutive night of strikes after two servicemembers killed in Jordan87%
New York Post89%By Nicholas McEntyre82%7/19/2026, 2:12:35 AM
US strikes Iran over attack that killed troops in Jordan72%
The Boston Globe29%By The Associated Press: JON GAMBRELL0%7/18/2026, 9:19:21 PM
Iran-US war latest: Two US service members killed as supreme leader issues warning to Trump84%
The Independent68%By Holly Bancroft57%7/18/2026, 5:25:22 PM
U.S. military says 2 service members killed in Jordan by Iranian attacks93%
NBC News99%7/18/2026, 5:13:59 PM