Speaker summary
67%16 analyzed articles/videos1,831.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tucker Carlson results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, False Dilemma, and Overconfidence Bias, with Politically Right Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 26.8% saturation with 748 hits. Analysis detected 4,910.861 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,831.667 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of 3% (43,934 of 45,069 speakers). This Tucker Carlson is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.
Tucker Carlson
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%Paul Heideman1%
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%Katy Longshore1%
3%Tucker Carlson (selected)5%
100%291 Brewhouse100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
4.6% BS Score16 analyzed videos1.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 26.8%26.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 4.3%4.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 25.0%25.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.9%2.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.1%10.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.2%6.2%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 26.8%, sitewide 1.4%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 25.0%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 15.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 7.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 3.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 0.8%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Big Questions Around a Damaging Trump Administration Concession in Court69%
Talking Points Memo79%By John Light77%8/7/2026, 5:14:04 AM
‘My Medical Association Silenced My Views on Gender Care.’ Plus. . .54%
The Free Press81%By The Free Press46%8/6/2026, 3:03:21 AM
Rod Dreher: Tucker Carlson’s Antisemitism29%
The Free Press81%By Rod Dreher97%8/5/2026, 7:09:41 PM
The Western Myth of Russian Greatness81%
Foreign Policy56%By Christian Caryl86%7/21/2026, 2:33:02 AM
Tucker Carlson: The West Is Committing ‘Mass Suicide’69%
The American Conservative92%By Andrew Day86%7/16/2026, 9:05:00 PM
MAGA lawmaker vows to kneecap Trump's agenda after feud with long-time aide: report93%
Raw Story97%By Matthew Chapman95%7/15/2026, 6:02:02 PM
Donald Trump Remade the GOP. What Happens When He Leaves?66%
Newsweek61%By Carlo Versano80%7/15/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Trump launches into bizarre rant over ‘strange cookie’ would-be assassin: ‘Great student!’67%
www.rawstory.com97%By Alexander Willis96%7/13/2026, 6:06:20 AM
Why Birthright Citizenship Is Central To American Democracy -- And Our Future - National Memo53%
National Memo0%By Mona Charen66%7/10/2026, 5:18:46 AM
Vance and Rufo Want You to Know That Nixon Is Back68%
www.thebulwark.com78%By Michael Koncewicz0%7/9/2026, 2:01:33 AM