Speaker summary
55%1 analyzed article/video240 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Aaron Pickus results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Post Hoc (False Cause), and False Dilemma, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 34.2% saturation with 91.628 hits. Analysis detected 523.968 faulty-reasoning hits from 240 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 11.2% and a BS Rank of 14% (23,033 of 26,781 speakers). This Aaron Pickus is better (less manipulative) than 86.00% of the peer group.
Aaron Pickus
Speaker details
Total words: 240
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

14% percentile
025507510014.0% percentile
11.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos240 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 34.2%34.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 4.5%4.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.9%17.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 13.7%13.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 15.3%15.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.4%9.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.3%11.3%

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 34.2%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 15.3%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 13.7%, sitewide 1.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 8.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.4%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 4.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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