Four commitments
that shape every scan
Forensic, Not Editorial
We score what is structurally present — framing, omissions, emotional load — not whether we agree with the conclusion.
Multi-Axis, Not Left/Right
A single label flattens complexity. We decompose text into independent rhetorical dimensions (Aristotelian appeals, 24 fallacies).
Span-Anchored Evidence
Every score traces back to exact words. "Why this 72?" is always answerable with a char-offset quoted passage.
Reproducible & Auditable
Deterministic aggregation with zero LLM hallucination. Every scan returns a prompt_hash and fme_version.
While others check facts,
we check the framework
Bias Spectrum Mapping
Visualize any article's political lean on a precision gradient from Far Left to Far Right. See exactly where content lands — beyond a simple label.
Propaganda Index
Quantifies emotional loading, logical fallacy density, and intent transparency in a single score.
Strategic Silence
Surfaces omitted perspectives, missing counter-evidence, and deliberately absent context.
Fallacy Density Index
Detects 24 types of logical fallacies with exact quoted text and impact analysis.
The Four-Stage
Forensic Pipeline
Preprocessing
Paragraph-aware chunking without truncation bias.
Span Annotation
gpt-4o-mini extracts fallacies, emotions & appeals.
Claim Grounding
Parallel fact-checking via ClaimReview & Wikidata.
Aggregation
Deterministic rollup without LLM hallucination.
Ambient Deduplication & Verification
Stop wasting API calls on duplicate claims. Our new ambient deduplication engine groups identical semantic claims and caches verifications across users, dramatically improving response times and ensuring consistent fact-grounding at scale.
Built for anyone who reads media critically
Whether you analyze for a living or just want to read with clarity, Rhetoric Audit gives you the forensic tools to understand what you're really reading.
Pre-coded rhetorical analysis at scale
Save hundreds of hours in literature reviews. Rhetoric Audit pre-codes articles for ideological framing, logical consistency, and epistemic humility — so you can focus on synthesis, not classification.
Verify narratives, not just facts
Facts can be true while the narrative remains manipulative. Rhetoric Audit exposes the rhetorical architecture — framing, emotional loading, source reliability — so you can report with full context.
Measure media framing on policy topics
Understand how policy issues are being shaped in media before they reach public opinion. Rhetoric Audit's volatility correlation and philosophical framing reveal the ideological vectors at play.
Read with your eyes open
Every article is an argument. Rhetoric Audit gives you the tools that PhD researchers use — in your browser — so you can understand not just what an article says, but how it's trying to make you think.
From install to insight
in under a minute
Install the Extension
Add Rhetoric Audit to Chrome in one click. Free, no API key required, Manifest V3 secure.
Create Your Account
Sign up with your email and receive 10 free analysis credits instantly — no credit card needed.
Analyze Any Article
Browse to any news article. Click the Rhetoric Audit icon and receive a full forensic report in 2–5 seconds.
15 diagnostic parameters.
One forensic report.
Intelligence Brief
Cross-platform narrative intelligence in one report. Pull signals from X, Reddit, YouTube, News, and the open Web — quantify authenticity, emotion, and contagion risk in minutes.
2 credits per brief · PDF export included
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Trusted by researchers,
journalists & critical thinkers
"This tool provides a bridge between critical theory and digital media. It doesn't just tell you what the article says; it tells you how it wants you to think."
"The Strategic Silence feature alone is worth it. Knowing what a journalist chose NOT to include is often more revealing than the article itself."
"I use Rhetoric Audit in my media literacy class. Students go from passive consumers to active analysts in one session."
Start reading media
with forensic clarity
Join researchers, journalists, and critical readers who use Rhetoric Audit to understand not just what an article says — but how it's engineered to make you think.