Speaker summary
⁠50%2 analyzed articles/videos475.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Amanda McGonigle results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, False Dilemma, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.3% saturation with 157 hits. Analysis detected 863.945 faulty-reasoning hits from 475.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (26,922 of 28,364 speakers). This Amanda McGonigle is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group.
Amanda McGonigle
Speaker details
Total words: 475.333
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751005.1% percentile
6.7% BS Score2 analyzed videos475.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 30.6%30.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 7.4%7.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 16.1%16.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.0%5.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 0.3%0.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 5.1%5.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.4%3.4%

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%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 30.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 19.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 1.5%Ad Hominem: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 14.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.2%Bandwagon: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos