Speaker summary
⁠74%1 analyzed article/video79.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These April Sims results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 53.9% saturation with 49.585 hits. Analysis detected 399.023 faulty-reasoning hits from 79.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 27.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (15,686 of 28,364 speakers). This April Sims is better (less manipulative) than 55.30% of the peer group.
April Sims
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Speaker details
Total words: 79.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

45% percentile
025507510044.7% percentile
27.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos79.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 53.9%53.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 36.4%36.4%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 29.8%29.8%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 24.8%24.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 35.7%35.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 24.8%24.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 24.8%24.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 24.8%24.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.8%17.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 24.8%24.8%

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 Authority: Speaker 53.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 36.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 35.7%, sitewide 15.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 1.7%Halo Effect: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 2.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

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