Speaker summary
⁠77%1 analyzed article/video242.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Amy S Kaufman results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Biased Writer Voice, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 39.1% saturation with 136 hits. Analysis detected 499.854 faulty-reasoning hits from 242.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (24,895 of 28,364 speakers). This Amy S Kaufman is better (less manipulative) than 87.80% of the peer group.
Amy S Kaufman
Speaker details
Total words: 242.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

12% percentile
025507510012.2% percentile
10.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos242.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 39.1%39.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 14.6%14.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.8%9.8%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 6.9%6.9%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.6%4.6%

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%Anecdotal: Speaker 39.1%, sitewide 5.2%Framing Effect: Speaker 14.6%, sitewide 26.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 6.9%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 2.2%Halo Effect: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 6.7%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.4%Slippery Slope: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%AnecdotalSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos