Speaker summary
64%93 analyzed articles/videos6,945.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bernie Sanders results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 761.813 hits. Analysis detected 7,580.018 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,945.333 analyzed words across 93 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 1% (43,251 of 43,392 speakers). This Bernie Sanders is better (less manipulative) than 99.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

0% percentile
02550751000.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score93 analyzed videos6.9K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.0%11.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 1.1%1.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 4.8%4.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 1.0%1.0%

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%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Will This Bill Save Social Security, or Kill It?27%
The New Republic74%By Emma Janssen47%8/6/2026, 1:20:09 PM
A socialist candidate criticized Thanksgiving — and unearthed a deeper debate on the left26%
Vox69%By Andrew Prokop54%8/6/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Sanders Introduces Bill to Guarantee Paid Vacation for U.S. Workers68%
Common Dreams98%By Newswire Editor98%8/6/2026, 8:50:25 AM
Michigan/America Is Not For Sale91%
Common Dreams98%By Abby Zimet99%8/5/2026, 9:21:55 PM
This is not the way to hold AI companies accountable14%
Las Vegas Sun64%8/5/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary victory is the latest win for progressives challenging establishment-backed Democrats – as it happened12%
theguardian.com90%By Vivian Ho0% Shrai Popat58% Marina Dunbar47% Robert Mackey54% David Smith79% Joseph Gedeon36%8/5/2026, 6:59:09 PM
El-Sayed’s narrow win alarms Jews, while Dems close ranks43%
Jewish Insider61%By Danielle Cohen-Kanik38%8/5/2026, 2:30:53 PM
Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing81%
Ars Technica44%By Beth Mole49%8/5/2026, 2:03:18 PM
How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race59%
Orlando Sentinel28%By Associated Press74%8/5/2026, 6:48:52 AM
How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race26%
AP News72%By JOEY CAPPELLETTI59%8/5/2026, 6:43:59 AM