Speaker summary
77%17 analyzed articles/videos985.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steven Cheung results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Appeal to Authority, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 20.9% saturation with 219.978 hits. Analysis detected 2,368.734 faulty-reasoning hits from 985.667 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (41,943 of 44,965 speakers). This Steven Cheung is better (less manipulative) than 93.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

7% percentile
02550751006.7% percentile
7.1% BS Score17 analyzed videos985.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 21.9%21.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 13.2%13.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.4%8.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.1%8.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 10.1%10.1%

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 13.2%, sitewide 26.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 20.9%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 11.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Tu Quoque: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.2%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.5%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 3.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Pentagon revokes ex-Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One comments41%
Washington Examiner84%By Brady Knox70%8/7/2026, 6:30:11 PM
Trump Rages at ‘Leakers’ After WaPo Report of His Clash With Hegseth — Which Karoline Leavitt Denied56%
Mediaite83%By Tom Durante77%8/6/2026, 4:40:01 AM
Trump’s vile attack dog gets nasty about USAID cuts78%
Daily Kos87%By Alix Breeden93%7/21/2026, 1:30:00 PM
Kash Patel instructed by the White House to oversee investigation into NYT journalists: report24%
The Independent68%By Graig Graziosi80%7/11/2026, 5:52:37 PM
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting45%
the Guardian90%By Ramon Antonio Vargas0%7/11/2026, 7:17:45 AM
New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One reporting34%
ABC News44%By ABC News33% ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press0% WILL WEISSERT Associated Press0%7/11/2026, 1:24:01 AM
White House backs Kash Patel after reported frustration over FBI director’s social media54%
www.washingtonexaminer.com84%By Claire Carter53%7/10/2026, 5:31:05 PM
How Would Iran Try And Assassinate Trump? - Newsweek20%
Newsweek62%By Brendan Cole58%7/10/2026, 12:40:38 PM
Trump Took Old Air Force One To Leave Turkey As Security Measure: White House60%
ZeroHedge86%By Tyler Durden81%7/10/2026, 5:45:00 AM
Ankara NATO Summit Leaves Big Trump Questions for Europe29%
Foreign Policy56%By Rishi Iyengar47% John Haltiwanger41%7/9/2026, 2:24:23 PM