Speaker summary
75%10 analyzed articles/videos299.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Barrasso results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Politically Right Leaning Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 38.8% saturation with 124.228 hits. Analysis detected 601.346 faulty-reasoning hits from 299.667 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.7% and a BS Rank of 10% (40,260 of 44,686 speakers). This John Barrasso is better (less manipulative) than 90.10% of the peer group.
John Barrasso
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%Paul Heideman1%
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%Katy Longshore1%
10%John Barrasso (selected)9%
100%291 Brewhouse100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

10% percentile
02550751009.9% percentile
8.7% BS Score10 analyzed videos299.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 38.8%38.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.8%2.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 6.0%6.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 9.5%9.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.3%3.3%

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%Halo Effect: Speaker 38.8%, sitewide 6.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 15.5%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 1.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 2.5%Composition/Division: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Halo EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Hageman Says Wolf Delisting Bill Stalled By ‘Elitist East Coast Politicians’68%
Cowboy State Daily18%By Mark Heinz64%8/5/2026, 4:58:00 PM
Ann Simpson, Wife Of Late Sen. Al Simpson, Died In Daughter's Arms Friday Morning40%
Cowboy State Daily18%By Clair McFarland25%7/31/2026, 7:07:00 PM
Against advice of 71 Wyoming lawyers, Lummis, Barrasso back troubled Blanche40%
WyoFile15%By Angus M. Thuermer Jr.28%7/31/2026, 12:20:00 PM
DC medical examiner’s early findings show Sen. Lindsey Graham died from an aorta rupture stemming from hardening of his arteries40%
fortune.com75%By Seung Min Kim76% Mary Clare Jalonick42% Meg Kinnard18% The Associated Press73%7/12/2026, 3:07:10 PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham8%
wtop.com50%By WTOP Staff42%7/12/2026, 9:09:11 AM
SC Sen. Lindsey Graham, close Trump ally, dies after sudden illness5%
Tampa Bay Times20%By Associated Press74%7/12/2026, 7:33:44 AM
Influential Sen. Lindsey Graham33%
AP News72%By Seung Min Kim76% Mary Clare Jalonick42% Meg Kinnard18%7/11/2026, 11:38:43 PM
Influential Sen. Lindsey Graham9%
AP News72%By Seung Min Kim76% Mary Clare Jalonick42% Meg Kinnard18%7/11/2026, 11:38:43 PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear9%
Yahoo News58%By SEUNG MIN KIM76% MARY CLARE JALONICK42% MEG KINNARD18%7/11/2026, 11:38:42 PM
What’s Next for Maine Democrats After Platnerpocalypse?66%
Slate Magazine81%By Jim Newell76%7/11/2026, 2:45:00 AM