Speaker summary
⁠79%6 analyzed articles/videos140.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bari Weiss results contain 6 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 55.2% saturation with 92.422 hits. Analysis detected 333.264 faulty-reasoning hits from 140.667 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 27.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (24,305 of 45,145 speakers). This Bari Weiss is better (less manipulative) than 53.80% of the peer group.
Bari Weiss
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠47%Bari Weiss (selected)28%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

46% percentile
025507510046.2% percentile
27.2% BS Score6 analyzed videos140.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 55.2%55.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 47.1%47.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 22.1%22.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 9.4%9.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 15.7%15.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 55.2%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 47.1%, sitewide 6.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 22.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The ghost of “60 Minutes” is about to haunt Bari Weiss⁠45%
Salon⁠85%By Sophia Tesfaye⁠94%8/8/2026, 3:30:29 AM
The slow death of Substack⁠1%
Unherd⁠82%By Leighton Woodhouse⁠0%8/4/2026, 4:03:25 PM
Fired '60 Minutes' correspondent accuses CBS News leadership of meddling in reporting⁠41%
Fox News⁠94%7/24/2026, 6:00:15 PM
Here are the tech leaders and ultrawealthy descending on rural Idaho as billionaire summer camp begins⁠11%
www.businessinsider.com⁠44%By Katherine Li⁠29% Aditi Bharade⁠0%7/9/2026, 5:49:35 PM
The REAL Scott Pelley exposed after 60 Minutes star was fired: CBS insider twists knife by dropping utterly humiliating network secrets... and reveals every poisonous detail of fight that detonated petulant anchor's career⁠79%
Daily Mail Online⁠79%By Alex Hammer⁠68%6/3/2026, 4:41:08 PM
Scott Pelley will reportedly resign or be fired from 60 Minutes after bitter clash with new boss amid crisis at CBS News⁠40%
Daily Mail Online⁠79%By Stephen M. Lepore⁠85% Alex Hammer⁠68%6/2/2026, 4:35:25 PM