Speaker summary
⁠66%12 analyzed articles/videos229 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Variety results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Quote-first Misdirection, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 36.8% saturation with 84.158 hits. Analysis detected 323.158 faulty-reasoning hits from 229 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (22,936 of 28,364 speakers). This Variety is better (less manipulative) than 80.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

19% percentile
025507510019.1% percentile
13.6% BS Score12 analyzed videos229 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 36.8%36.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 15.1%15.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 7.5%7.5%

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%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 36.8%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 15.1%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Judge pauses the controversial Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for two weeks⁠52%
Engadget⁠42%By Lawrence Bonk⁠73%7/20/2026, 11:02:36 AM
'The Odyssey' Brought Home a Big Box Office Debut⁠94%
Gizmodo⁠57%By Justin Carter⁠72%7/20/2026, 4:00:21 AM
Netflix bought Ben Afflecks AI startup for $587 million⁠62%
Mashable⁠67%7/18/2026, 11:30:00 AM
24 Years Later⁠66%
www.inverse.com⁠55%By Dais Johnston⁠61%7/10/2026, 9:27:14 AM
Did Trump say his funeral crowd would be bigger than Iranian ayatollah's? Don't be fooled⁠8%
Snopes⁠7%By Rae Deng⁠14%7/9/2026, 12:22:03 PM
Robert Pattinson Compares Antinous of Ithaca in 'The Odyssey' to Jacob From 'Twilight'⁠15%
Gizmodo⁠57%By Gordon Jackson⁠0%7/9/2026, 5:48:01 AM
‘The Odyssey’ First Reactions Are Raves for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Astonishing’ Epic and ‘Flawless Filmmaking’: ‘Breathtaking, Bold and Perfection’⁠66%
Yahoo Entertainment⁠39%By Zack Sharf⁠0%7/6/2026, 2:43:24 PM
Midjourney Wants The Hollywood Studios That Sued It To Show The Court How They Use AI⁠6%
Engadget⁠42%By Mariella Moon⁠44%7/4/2026, 4:33:18 AM
‘Supergirl’ and ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Cosplay the Same Cultural Fantasy⁠27%
Newsweek⁠36%By Newsweek Editors⁠31%6/30/2026, 3:00:00 AM
SNL fave Nate Bargatze riles fans by joining ‘MAGA royalty’ at Trump’s UFC birthday event⁠82%
New York Daily News⁠76%By Martha Ross⁠0%6/15/2026, 9:13:27 PM
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