Speaker summary
68% 6 analyzed articles/videos 635 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Wagner results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Overconfidence Bias , and Quote-first Misdirection , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 37.5% saturation with 238.035 hits . Analysis detected 570.949 faulty-reasoning hits from 635 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (26,024 of 28,364 speakers). This Ben Wagner is better (less manipulative) than 91.70% of the peer group. Ben Wagner
Speaker details
Total words: 635
Article count: 6
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.3% percentile 8.5% BS Score6 analyzed videos635 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 37.5% 37.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 4.7% 4.7% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 6.8% 6.8% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 7.4% 7.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 2.2% 2.2% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 7.3% 7.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 4.4% 4.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 7.3% 7.3% 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% Optimism Bias: Speaker 37.5%, sitewide 6.0% Framing Effect: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 1.9% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 4.6% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst