Speaker summary
⁠99%1 analyzed article/video198 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bechtel results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Self-Serving Bias, and Halo Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 76.3% saturation with 151 hits. Analysis detected 440 faulty-reasoning hits from 198 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 18.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (20,059 of 28,364 speakers). This Bechtel is better (less manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 198
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

29% percentile
025507510029.3% percentile
18.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos198 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 76.3%76.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 32.8%32.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 26.8%26.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 11.6%11.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 76.3%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 32.8%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 26.8%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 11.1%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 0.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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