Speaker summary
⁠43%2 analyzed articles/videos72.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Andrew Zwicker results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 48.9% saturation with 64 hits. Analysis detected 255 faulty-reasoning hits from 72.667 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 19.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (18,162 of 26,155 speakers). This Andrew Zwicker is better (less manipulative) than 69.40% of the peer group.
Andrew Zwicker
Speaker details
Total words: 72.667
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

31% percentile
025507510030.6% percentile
19.5% BS Score2 analyzed videos72.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 48.9%48.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 24.4%24.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 24.4%24.4%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 16.0%16.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 16.0%16.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 24.4%24.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 3.8%3.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 48.9%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 24.4%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 24.4%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 24.4%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos