Speaker summary
⁠90%26 analyzed articles/videos370 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Townhall VIP results contain 4 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Loss Aversion, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 100% saturation with 370 hits. Analysis detected 440 faulty-reasoning hits from 370 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 29.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (22,946 of 45,585 speakers). This Townhall VIP is better (less manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group.
Townhall VIP
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠50%Townhall VIP (selected)30%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 370
Article count: 26
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

50% percentile
025507510049.7% percentile
29.7% BS Score26 analyzed videos370 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–125%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%120%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 100.0%100.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 3.8%3.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%120%120%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 0.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 2.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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North Carolina Career Criminal Arrested Again for Randomly Assaulting Women⁠74%
Townhall⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%8/7/2026, 1:30:19 AM
NC Rep. Chuck Edwards Ends Reelection Bid Following Ethics Investigation⁠47%
Townhall⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%8/5/2026, 1:15:29 AM
There's a Reason Why Bernie Moreno Dropped an F-Bomb When Cooking Anthony Fauci⁠94%
Townhall⁠93%By Matt Vespa⁠91%7/31/2026, 8:30:36 AM
Wait, Ketanji Brown Jackson Really Said That…on This Podcast?⁠96%
Townhall⁠93%By Matt Vespa⁠91%7/31/2026, 12:00:00 AM
As Protests Continue in Madison Following Police Shooting, It Turns Out Suspect Had Long Rap Sheet⁠75%
townhall.com⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%7/24/2026, 12:30:00 AM
A Bunch of Democrats Joined a Livestream Where the DSA Attacked America and Praised Terrorists⁠96%
townhall.com⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%7/23/2026, 1:30:00 AM
Mamdani Was Asked About Arresting Hamas War Criminals, and His Answer Was Revealing⁠82%
townhall.com⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%7/23/2026, 1:00:00 AM
David Crowley Reentered the WI Governor's Race, and He's Probably Going to Lose⁠77%
townhall.com⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%7/22/2026, 12:30:07 AM
Secretary of State Rubio Gave the Best Explanation for Why Iran Is in a 'Shambles'⁠86%
Townhall⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%7/20/2026, 2:00:02 AM
CBS News' 'Fact-Checks' of Trump's Address Ignore the Facts⁠81%
townhall.com⁠93%By Amy Curtis⁠97%7/17/2026, 11:30:49 AM
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