Speaker summary
⁠66%2 analyzed articles/videos320.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Dodds results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Overconfidence Bias, and In-Group Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 31.8% saturation with 108.926 hits. Analysis detected 764.163 faulty-reasoning hits from 320.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 10.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (23,244 of 26,780 speakers). This Alex Dodds is better (less manipulative) than 86.80% of the peer group.
Alex Dodds
Speaker details
Total words: 320.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

13% percentile
025507510013.2% percentile
10.9% BS Score2 analyzed videos320.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 27.5%27.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 31.8%31.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.9%8.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 15.8%15.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.0%4.0%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 31.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 27.5%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 6.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 3.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos