Speaker summary
46%82 analyzed articles/videos4,831.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Cornyn results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Quote-first Misdirection, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 301.306 hits. Analysis detected 3,862.997 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,831.333 analyzed words across 82 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 1% (40,123 of 40,165 speakers). This John Cornyn is better (less manipulative) than 99.90% of the peer group.
John Cornyn
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%MARGARET BRENNAN1%
0%Shahryar Yadegar1%
1%John Cornyn (selected)2%
100%314 Action Fund100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

0% percentile
02550751000.1% percentile
1.5% BS Score82 analyzed videos4.8K 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 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.5%3.5%

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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘There’s Nothing We Could Do to Rein in Trump,’ GOP Senator Says69%
Rolling Stone44%By Ryan Bort98%8/4/2026, 1:04:23 PM
Senate Judiciary Committee advances Blanche's nomination for attorney general5%
CBS News81%By Melissa Quinn31%8/4/2026, 8:04:00 AM
Trump attorney general pick Todd Blanche faces final hurdle before confirmation vote10%
Washington Examiner84%By Kaelan Deese45%8/4/2026, 6:16:58 AM
Cornyn, Tillis throw support behind Blanche for attorney general25%
MS NOW97%By Julianne McShane88%8/3/2026, 5:26:19 PM
The Republican resistance to Todd Blanche was never serious29%
Vox67%By Ian Millhiser66%8/3/2026, 2:30:00 PM
Iran denies Trump’s claim of talks; Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 30 since Friday “deal”; Cuba’s electricity collapses again13%
Drop Site News15%By Drop Site News9%8/3/2026, 8:33:29 AM
Todd Blanche Ends Anti-Weaponization Fund in New Order After Trump Threat26%
Newsweek59%By Hugh Cameron60%8/3/2026, 7:49:57 AM
Senate appears ready to advance Blanche after Cornyn strikes deal38%
CNBC66%By Garrett Downs70% Karen James Sloan42%8/3/2026, 5:52:20 AM
Blanche and Trump pitch wildly different messages on the fate of the ‘slush fund’33%
MS NOW97%By Steve Benen99%8/3/2026, 5:00:52 AM
Todd Blanche Just Nuked John Cornyn's Favorite Excuse for Blocking Him63%
RedState95%By Teri Christoph94%8/3/2026, 1:36:18 AM