Speaker summary
49%34 analyzed articles/videos1,423.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These SpaceX results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 444 hits. Analysis detected 2,384.173 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,423.667 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of 3% (40,086 of 41,076 speakers). This SpaceX is better (less manipulative) than 97.60% of the peer group.
SpaceX
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%MARGARET BRENNAN1%
0%Shahryar Yadegar1%
3%SpaceX (selected)5%
100%314 Action Fund100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751002.4% percentile
4.6% BS Score34 analyzed videos1.4K 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 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 0.1%0.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 22.6%22.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.5%5.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 8.7%8.7%

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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 0.1%, sitewide 19.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.0%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 0.1%Composition/Division: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

‘We all know something's happening’: Pecan Island residents react to potential SpaceX spaceport11%
nola.com29%By ALEX LUBBEN33% JOEL THOMPSON0%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM
SpaceX says it’s coming for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile customers26%
Business Insider41%By Lloyd Lee48%8/4/2026, 5:55:08 PM
SpaceX revenue jumps, beating expectations78%
Semafor89%By Shelly Banjo95%8/4/2026, 3:13:27 PM
SpaceX picks Nvidia’s Rubin chips as brain of Starmind AI1 orbital data center satellite15%
Interesting Engineering73%By Aamir Khollam64%8/4/2026, 2:39:34 PM
Vandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch Tuesday Morning4%
Noozhawk7%By Janene Scully3%8/3/2026, 4:05:03 PM
SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana24%
Ars Technica42%By Eric Berger37%8/3/2026, 7:41:46 AM
SpaceX Vows to Keep Poisoning Nearby Towns With Its Fume-Belching Data Center For Another Year71%
Futurism93%By Frank Landymore84%8/3/2026, 6:30:00 AM
Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon10%
Ars Technica42%By Eric Berger37%7/31/2026, 3:30:24 AM
SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks14%
WTOP48%By WTOP Staff42%7/24/2026, 5:53:45 PM
Framing…10%Appeal …7%Quote-f…8%Biased …10%
SpaceX's giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket blasts off on key test flight9%
CBS News38%By William Harwood11%7/24/2026, 5:39:00 PM