Speaker summary
55%7 analyzed articles/videos336.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Heart Association results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Overconfidence Bias, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 25.4% saturation with 156 hits. Analysis detected 889.035 faulty-reasoning hits from 336.667 analyzed words across 7 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 10.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (22,951 of 26,320 speakers). This American Heart Association is better (less manipulative) than 87.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

13% percentile
025507510012.8% percentile
10.7% BS Score7 analyzed videos336.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 16.5%16.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 23.8%23.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 11.0%11.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.6%3.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.9%3.9%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 24.9%, sitewide 26.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 16.5%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 4.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.0%Primacy Effect: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate