Speaker summary
53%148 analyzed articles/videos2,705 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Central Command results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Unattributed Quote, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 25% saturation with 890.373 hits. Analysis detected 5,175.279 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,705 analyzed words across 148 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of 2% (43,351 of 44,027 speakers). This Central Command is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the peer group.
Central Command
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%Paul Heideman1%
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%Katy Longshore1%
2%Central Command (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
3.8% BS Score148 analyzed videos2.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.8%3.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 0.9%0.9%

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 25.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 1.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Report: Trump Admin Is “Crowdsourcing” Ideas for Ending War in Iran76%
Truthout85%By Chris Walker69%8/3/2026, 12:56:32 PM
War with Iran60%
NBC Chicago51%By Michael Kosnar62% Ben Goggin62% Daniel Arkin66% NBC News64%8/2/2026, 6:51:42 AM
Live Updates: Iran claims strikes on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz and drone attack on U.S. base in Kuwait12%
CBS News39%By Frank Andrews29%7/31/2026, 4:18:00 AM
The Ambiguity Spiral in Iran5%
Foreign Affairs63%By Erik Lin-Greenberg0%7/30/2026, 9:00:00 PM
Fetterman Votes With GOP Yet Again on War Powers Resolution to Rein In Trump16%
Truthout85%By Ashley Murray29%7/30/2026, 1:30:18 PM
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict25%
San Diego Union-Tribune39%By Associated Press74%7/30/2026, 4:11:14 AM
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict30%
Sun Sentinel28%By Associated Press74%7/29/2026, 10:08:15 PM
U.S. military forms first bilateral AI task force with United Arab Emirates42%
DefenseScoop43%By Brandi Vincent51%7/28/2026, 1:26:52 PM
US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports43%
San Diego Union-Tribune39%By Associated Press74%7/24/2026, 4:12:20 AM
US Launches 13th Night of Iran Strikes63%
Newsmax88%By Newsmax Wires87%7/23/2026, 4:43:40 PM