Speaker summary
67%11 analyzed articles/videos977.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Barbara Lee results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Optimism Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 19.8% saturation with 229.526 hits. Analysis detected 1,491.176 faulty-reasoning hits from 977.333 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of 2% (44,449 of 45,110 speakers). This Barbara Lee is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the peer group.
Barbara Lee
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%Paul Heideman1%
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%Katy Longshore1%
2%Barbara Lee (selected)4%
100%291 Brewhouse100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.5% percentile
3.7% BS Score11 analyzed videos977.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 19.9%19.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 0.9%0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 10.0%10.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 1.5%1.5%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 19.9%, sitewide 3.7%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Scott Wiener takes on fights other lawmakers avoid. Violent threats often follow5%
San Francisco Chronicle31%By Sophia Bollag4%8/7/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Oakland Councilmember Rowena Brown says she was assaulted, robbed24%
The Oaklandside27%By Eli Wolfe33% Natalie Orenstein22%7/23/2026, 1:06:31 PM
Oakland City Council to consider stronger immigrant protections41%
KTVU26%7/20/2026, 7:16:24 PM
A Purple Heart, 3 decades at OPD, and he talks to reporters: Meet Oakland’s new police chief12%
The Oaklandside27%By Tasneem Raja13%7/20/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Bulky trash block parties return to Oakland starting July 2522%
The Oaklandside27%By Jose Fermoso37%7/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM
A $400K severance package for Oakland official who resigned?16%
The Oaklandside27%By Eli Wolfe33% Natalie Orenstein22%7/16/2026, 3:01:03 PM
Oakland Approves $125 Million Coliseum Sale, Clearing Way for Irving Azoff Overhaul70%
KQED79%By Katie DeBenedetti84%7/13/2026, 3:30:36 PM
Recognizing Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s Caribbean American allyship38%
Daily Kos87%By Denise Oliver Velez31%6/27/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Oakland’s Measure E Tax in Trouble, Threatening a Push to Boost Ailing City Services53%
KQED79%By Katie DeBenedetti84%6/5/2026, 4:56:53 PM
Oakland Police: Judge Clears Path For Possible End to Federal Oversight39%
KQED79%By Alex Hall0%5/27/2026, 7:00:32 PM