Speaker summary
59%11 analyzed articles/videos832.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nathan Hochman results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Confirmation Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 183 hits. Analysis detected 1,952.691 faulty-reasoning hits from 832.333 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.6% and a BS Rank of 6% (38,753 of 41,065 speakers). This Nathan Hochman is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group.
Nathan Hochman
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%MARGARET BRENNAN1%
0%Shahryar Yadegar1%
6%Nathan Hochman (selected)7%
100%314 Action Fund100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

6% percentile
02550751005.6% percentile
6.6% BS Score11 analyzed videos832.3 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 12.4%12.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.4%10.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 6.8%6.8%

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 12.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 1.4%Straw Man: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 0.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 0.8%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 0.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Blind-Spot Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 0.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘A Soulless Demon’: D4vd’s Path From Pop Star to Accused Killer of Celeste Rivas Hernandez5%
Rolling Stone36%By Nancy Dillon9% Jon Blistein5%8/5/2026, 6:00:00 AM
LAPD officer who recorded colleagues’ racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping23%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% Libor Jany72%7/31/2026, 1:45:29 PM
D4vd's garage had signs of blood where girl's body was likely cut up, expert testifies37%
Los Angeles Times88%By Richard Winton86% James Queally87%7/22/2026, 4:55:25 PM
D4vd ordered body bag and chainsaws after teen’s death, detective says7%
The Independent82%By Andrew Dalton36%7/21/2026, 5:31:59 PM
Musician D4vd and murdered 14-year-old girl had matching tattoos27%
Courthouse News Service23%By Hillel Aron25%7/21/2026, 5:01:09 PM
Detective says D4vd ordered chain saws, body bags in hearing to decide if singer should go to trial16%
The Boston Globe47%By ANDREW DALTON36%7/20/2026, 9:17:09 PM
Exclusive | NBA star, R&B legend make list of California’s top tax cheats as they allegedly owe hundreds of thousands to the state60%
California Post94%By Ross O'Keefe0%6/22/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Bill to limit prison off-ramp for California's mentally ill advancing - Los Angeles Times54%
Los Angeles Times88%By James Queally87%6/18/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Who loved Bass, Raman and Pratt the most? A district-by-district breakdown34%
Los Angeles Times88%By David Zahniser71% Noah Goldberg65%6/13/2026, 8:00:00 AM
L.A. County D.A. claims four in five cases in $4-billion sex abuse payout may be fraudulent43%
Los Angeles Times88%By Rebecca Ellis0%6/11/2026, 9:01:20 AM