Speaker summary
74%7 analyzed articles/videos558.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sid Miller results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Loss Aversion, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 22.4% saturation with 125.06 hits. Analysis detected 835.321 faulty-reasoning hits from 558.333 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of 4% (43,396 of 45,145 speakers). This Sid Miller is better (less manipulative) than 96.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751003.9% percentile
5.5% BS Score7 analyzed videos558.3 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 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 22.4%22.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 13.4%13.4%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 1.9%1.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 7.0%7.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 6.9%6.9%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 22.4%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 13.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Loss Aversion: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 2.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 1.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.4%Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Tu Quoque: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Texas governor’s data center moratorium prompts calls for special legislative session35%
Houston Public Media24%By Natalie Weber27%8/4/2026, 2:38:28 PM
Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium65%
Tom's Hardware64%By Jowi Morales82%8/4/2026, 9:48:12 AM
Data centers raise questions across Bastrop County27%
Community Impact9%By Amanda Cutshall31%7/31/2026, 10:14:00 AM
Data Centers Meet Their Skeptics10%
Texas Signal25%By James Russell9%7/30/2026, 10:12:30 AM
U.S. will begin limited imports of Mexican cattle as screwworm outbreak continues45%
The Texas Tribune34%By Jayme Lozano Carver51% Colleen DeGuzman70%7/24/2026, 6:30:23 PM
As flooded Texas towns recover, downstream river levels haven’t yet peaked4%
The Texas Tribune34%By Ellie Ashby14% Sneha Dey3% Emily Foxhall12% Dan Keemahill2% Terri Langford9% Katlyn Ma10% Alejandra Martinez10% Carlos Nogueras Ramos12% Ayden Runnels14% Alejandro Santos Cid15% Texas Tribune Staff9%7/16/2026, 3:48:52 PM
Live updates: Heavy rain slams Kerr, Uvalde, Edwards counties overnight and overflowing rivers remain a concern24%
The Texas Tribune34%By Emily Foxhall12% Ayden Runnels14% Katlyn Ma10% Alejandro Santos Cid15% Carlos Nogueras Ramos12% Terri Langford9% Alejandra Martinez10% Texas Tribune Staff9%7/16/2026, 3:48:52 PM