Speaker summary
75%29 analyzed articles/videos1,761.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ron Wyden results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and False Dilemma, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 321.162 hits. Analysis detected 3,361.6 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,761.333 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of 3% (43,370 of 44,503 speakers). This Ron Wyden is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
4.6% BS Score29 analyzed videos1.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.5%7.5%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 15.8%15.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.2%2.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.1%5.1%Horn EffectSitewide 1.0%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 6.6%6.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 3.1%3.1%

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 15.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 8.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 1.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Horn Effect: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 1.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Slippery Slope: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 3.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The ghost of “60 Minutes” is about to haunt Bari Weiss45%
Salon85%By Sophia Tesfaye93%8/8/2026, 3:30:29 AM
Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham31%
AP News72%By MARY CLARE JALONICK42% LISA MASCARO72%8/7/2026, 10:25:21 AM
Will This Bill Save Social Security, or Kill It?27%
The New Republic74%By Emma Janssen47%8/6/2026, 1:20:09 PM
Sen. Wyden: Banks Knew About Jeffrey Epstein and Looked Away82%
The Bulwark79%By Catherine Rampell76%8/6/2026, 11:42:44 AM
Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein61%
OPB15%By Scott Horsley82%8/5/2026, 5:00:55 PM
Sen. Wyden Report: Banks Systematically Ignored Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes45%
The American Prospect46%By Whitney Curry Wimbish45%8/5/2026, 2:30:00 AM
Oregon sunrise, sunsets times under permanent daylight saving time5%
The Register-Guard8%By Alan Torres6% Cheryl McCloud3%8/3/2026, 4:02:33 AM
Will Confirmation Of Trump’s New DNI Revive Fed’s Favorite Warrantless Spying Tool?16%
The Daily Caller81%By Nicole Silverio37%7/31/2026, 6:44:15 AM
Collins backs Trump’s new intelligence director who refused to say who won in 202060%
Maine Beacon90%By Beacon Staff83%7/30/2026, 12:00:07 PM
Jay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job44%
The American Prospect46%By James Baratta63%7/24/2026, 7:52:03 AM