Speaker summary
⁠34%7 analyzed articles/videos115 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WBUR results contain 5 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon, Primacy Effect, and Recency Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 14.3% saturation with 27 hits. Analysis detected 109 faulty-reasoning hits from 115 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (24,173 of 28,364 speakers). This WBUR 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 Score7 analyzed videos115 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 10.1%10.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 14.3%14.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 11.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 2.2%Primacy Effect: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 0.9%Recency Bias: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Availab…11%Negativ…16%Appeal …16%Anecdot…16%
State senate considers mandatory screening test for a virus in newborns⁠8%
WBUR Up Next⁠9%By Stephanie Brown⁠34% Lynn Jolicoeur⁠3%7/22/2026, 12:03:57 PM
Merrimack Valley Transit strike ends⁠16%
WBUR⁠9%By Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez⁠22% Amy Gorel⁠0%7/10/2026, 11:47:56 AM
Insider tips for navigating the Brimfield Antique Flea Market⁠8%
WBUR⁠9%By Hanna Ali⁠0%7/10/2026, 6:40:38 AM
PolitiFact⁠7%
@politifact⁠6%By Louis Jacobson⁠16% Alex Min⁠8% Amy Sherman⁠10%7/9/2026, 6:02:42 AM
Massachusetts Set to Extend Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases With DNA Evidence⁠39%
ProPublica⁠30%By Willoughby Mariano⁠36%7/2/2026, 1:50:00 PM
Kansas City starts saying goodbye to its World Cup 'home' teams. How are we doing as a host?⁠32%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR⁠57%By Gabe Rosenberg⁠43%7/1/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Framing…0.6%Appeal …1%Ambigui…6%
Here's a look at the 36 races for governor this year⁠1%
NPR⁠84%By NPR Staff⁠0%6/2/2026, 11:35:15 AM