Speaker summary
52%15 analyzed articles/videos147.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Fundamental Attribution Error, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 34.8% saturation with 63.245 hits. Analysis detected 314.245 faulty-reasoning hits from 147.667 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 20.4% and a BS Rank of 33% (18,678 of 27,733 speakers). This Washington is better (less manipulative) than 67.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

33% percentile
025507510032.7% percentile
20.4% BS Score15 analyzed videos147.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 82.8%82.8%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 16.7%16.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 13.0%13.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 34.8%34.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 13.0%13.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 4.3%4.3%

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%Ad Hominem: Speaker 82.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing Effect: Speaker 34.8%, sitewide 26.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 16.7%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 3.7%Ad HominemSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Trump Pivots His Strait of Hormuz Strategy—Again14%
Foreign Policy31%By Alexandra Sharp22%7/14/2026, 9:09:46 PM
U.S. military says it is striking Iran in response to attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz59%
www.ms.now95%By The Associated Press64%7/12/2026, 12:35:40 AM
U.S. military strikes Iran in response to attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz that Tehran said was using an ‘unauthorized route’55%
fortune.com55%By Jon Gambrell53% Michelle L. Price47% Will Weissert52% The Associated Press64%7/11/2026, 11:49:54 PM
Iran-US war latest: Missile sirens sound across the Middle East after Trump resumes strikes on Tehran83%
The Independent67%By James C. Reynolds73%7/9/2026, 1:01:03 AM
Iran and US trade fire and Trump calls the ceasefire into question16%
AP News54%By JON GAMBRELL53% SEUNG MIN KIM55%7/8/2026, 3:15:41 AM
The Indispensable President29%
Washington Free Beacon87%By James Piereson0%7/5/2026, 9:02:38 AM
Trump warns of communist ‘threat’ and touts America’s strength at Mount Rushmore43%
NBC News33%By Peter Nicholas0%7/4/2026, 5:02:22 AM
Washington’s Declaration of Foreign Policy Independence48%
The American Conservative86%By Christopher Mott0%7/3/2026, 4:00:00 PM
The American Revolution Was Fought And Won In Neighborhood Bars39%
The Federalist89%By Marc Oestreich0%7/3/2026, 11:27:57 AM
Venezuela’s Failed Earthquake Response Exposes Delcy Rodríguez’s Poor Leadership56%
Foreign Policy31%By Tony Frangie-Mawad0%7/1/2026, 9:32:23 PM