Speaker summary
59%42 analyzed articles/videos2,564 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Haley Stevens results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Self-Serving Bias, with Ad Hominem as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 293.305 hits. Analysis detected 3,135.291 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,564 analyzed words across 42 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 1% (40,485 of 40,844 speakers). This Haley Stevens is better (less manipulative) than 99.10% of the peer group.
Haley Stevens

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
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3.1% BS Score42 analyzed videos2.6K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.6%2.6%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 3.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 2.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats' progressive wing5%
Flint Beat2%By Joey Cappelletti58% Jacqueline Ganun0% Associated Press74%8/5/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination4%
WSVN27%By Rubén Rosario32%8/5/2026, 6:22:04 AM
Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens too close to call in Michigan Democratic Senate primary9%
Bridge Detroit3%By Lauren Gibbons26%8/5/2026, 5:36:02 AM
El-Sayed overcomes $30 million AIPAC spend, wins Michigan primary59%
Responsible Statecraft72%By Blaise Malley65%8/5/2026, 4:29:20 AM
Michigan primary cliffhanger tests direction of U.S. Democrats43%
Reuters57%By Nolan D. McCaskill0%8/4/2026, 11:01:23 PM
*** Election Night Livewire *** Abdul El-Sayed vs. Haley Stevens as Insurgent Radicals Fight Democrat Establishment24%
Breitbart90%By Bradley Jaye77%8/4/2026, 11:16:50 AM
Progressives’ Odds of Defeating Moderate Democrats in 4 Primary Races Today39%
Newsweek60%By Andrew Stanton32%8/4/2026, 8:48:11 AM
Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Democrats’ division on display in Michigan Senate race23%
New York Daily News45%By Associated Press74%8/3/2026, 5:01:24 PM
Michigan’s Senate Race Turned Ugly. Democrats Eyeing 2028 Are Watching Closely58%
Yahoo News57%By Philip Elliott67%8/3/2026, 1:56:59 PM
Michigan primary: 7 things to watch in US Senate, governor, other elections15%
Bridge Michigan34%By Lauren Gibbons26%8/3/2026, 11:27:17 AM