Speaker summary
74%14 analyzed articles/videos1,133 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brad Cooper results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Negativity Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 26% saturation with 294.759 hits. Analysis detected 1,185.969 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,133 analyzed words across 14 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 3% (43,937 of 45,145 speakers). This Brad Cooper is better (less manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group.
Brad Cooper
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%Paul Heideman1%
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%Katy Longshore1%
3%Brad Cooper (selected)5%
100%291 Brewhouse100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.7% percentile
4.7% BS Score14 analyzed videos1.1K 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 5.5%5.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 26.0%26.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 2.1%2.1%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 26.0%, sitewide 4.6%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 0.4%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 0.6%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Retired General Bashes CNN For Using Unnamed Iran War Sources61%
Mediaite83%By Jennifer Bowers Bahney69%8/8/2026, 5:18:40 PM
Gen Jack Keane: This is a 'realistic' option in Iran77%
Fox News99%7/30/2026, 4:45:26 PM
Iran War Day 153: U.S. Strikes Iran After Trump Vows to Deliver ‘Beating’22%
The American Conservative92%By Harrison Berger79%7/30/2026, 9:40:00 AM
U.S. military forms first bilateral AI task force with United Arab Emirates42%
DefenseScoop49%By Brandi Vincent57%7/28/2026, 1:26:52 PM
Iran war pauses; Yemen and Saudi go “siege for a siege”; Dr. Fauci’s diary10%
Drop Site News13%By Drop Site News6%7/27/2026, 8:39:49 AM
Hegseth’s War Department Slashed Civilian Protection Staff, Brought in AI Assessments19%
The Intercept85%By Nick Turse80%7/20/2026, 1:13:00 AM
U.S. and Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies71%
WAMU29%By Jsinnenberg36%7/15/2026, 5:08:17 AM
Tehran threatens to halt all Mideast energy exports after U.S. reimposes blockade on Iran31%
MS NOW98%By The Associated Press73%7/15/2026, 12:37:26 AM
As U.S. Starts 'New' Iran War, Lawmakers Want Answers About Deadly Elementary School Strike66%
Reason.com60%By Meagan O'Rourke83%7/14/2026, 1:34:42 PM
The Investigation Into the Minab Elementary School Bombing Is Done. Where Is It?67%
Truthout83%By Etan Mabourakh0%7/10/2026, 10:45:53 AM