Speaker summary
⁠74%15 analyzed articles/videos260 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Variety results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 36.3% saturation with 94.265 hits. Analysis detected 382.265 faulty-reasoning hits from 260 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (30,784 of 39,039 speakers). This Variety is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
Variety
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%MARGARET BRENNAN1%
⁠0%Shahryar Yadegar1%
⁠22%Variety (selected)14%
⁠100%314 Action Fund100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
13.9% BS Score15 analyzed videos260 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 36.3%36.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 15.6%15.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 6.5%6.5%

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%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 36.3%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 0.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 1.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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Space Needle urged to show feature films on Washington’s biggest IMAX screen⁠32%
The Columbian⁠56%By Margo Vansynghel⁠45% The Seattle Times⁠52%8/2/2026, 3:09:04 PM
'Wonder Man' Season 2 Is Canceled, Despite Already Being Announced⁠62%
Inverse⁠72%By Dais Johnston⁠74%7/30/2026, 2:41:15 PM
Judge pauses the controversial Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for two weeks⁠38%
Engadget⁠63%By Lawrence Bonk⁠50%7/20/2026, 11:02:36 AM
'The Odyssey' Brought Home a Big Box Office Debut⁠84%
Gizmodo⁠74%By Justin Carter⁠76%7/20/2026, 4:00:21 AM
Netflix bought Ben Afflecks AI startup for $587 million⁠48%
Mashable⁠76%7/18/2026, 11:30:00 AM
24 Years Later⁠74%
www.inverse.com⁠72%By Dais Johnston⁠74%7/10/2026, 9:27:14 AM
Did Trump say his funeral crowd would be bigger than Iranian ayatollah's? Don't be fooled⁠14%
Snopes⁠22%By Rae Deng⁠30%7/9/2026, 12:22:03 PM
Robert Pattinson Compares Antinous of Ithaca in 'The Odyssey' to Jacob From 'Twilight'⁠24%
Gizmodo⁠74%By Gordon Jackson⁠0%7/9/2026, 5:48:01 AM
‘The Odyssey’ First Reactions Are Raves for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Astonishing’ Epic and ‘Flawless Filmmaking’: ‘Breathtaking, Bold and Perfection’⁠74%
Yahoo Entertainment⁠57%By Zack Sharf⁠0%7/6/2026, 2:43:24 PM
Midjourney Wants The Hollywood Studios That Sued It To Show The Court How They Use AI⁠10%
Engadget⁠63%By Mariella Moon⁠58%7/4/2026, 4:33:18 AM
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