Speaker summary
54%15 analyzed articles/videos842 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Xavier Becerra results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and In-Group Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 41.9% saturation with 421.841 hits. Analysis detected 1,747.456 faulty-reasoning hits from 842 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,630 of 28,364 speakers). This Xavier Becerra is better (less manipulative) than 97.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.6% percentile
5.0% BS Score15 analyzed videos842 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 41.9%41.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.8%4.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 8.8%8.8%

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 Emotion: Speaker 41.9%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 3.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Gross: California Dem governor hopeful Xavier Becerra advises visitors to eat tacos from illegal, unsanitary food carts - Blogs93%
American Thinker94%By Monica Showalter93%7/20/2026, 9:00:00 PM
Lawmakers look to make abortion shield laws less dependent on who’s governor42%
Las Vegas Sun90%By Jackie Fortiér KFF Health News (TNS)0%7/18/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Who’s going to fix California’s fiscal apocalypse?83%
American Thinker94%By J. Garvin Walsh64%7/18/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Labor Unions Hate Robots—and It's Stopping Democrats From Delivering on Affordability67%
Reason.com41%By Peter Suderman48%7/18/2026, 3:00:32 AM
Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor30%
KFF Health News23%By Jackie Fortiér36%7/14/2026, 2:00:00 AM
La cobertura de salud para inmigrantes es central en la batalla por la gobernación de California55%
KFF Health News23%By Christine Mai-Duc0%7/6/2026, 8:40:52 AM
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow25%
AP News53%By Geoff Mulvihill0%7/1/2026, 9:01:57 PM
In California, a Former Biden Official and Fox News Personality Will Face Off for Governor55%
The Intercept80%By Jessica Washington65%6/9/2026, 5:29:55 PM
Becerra Advances in California Governor Race as Hilton, Steyer Battle for Second Spot36%
KQED61%By Marisa Lagos87% Guy Marzorati71%6/5/2026, 5:30:55 PM
Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra advances to California governor general election, AP projects20%
Fox News89%By Brittany Miller35%6/5/2026, 5:08:52 PM