Speaker summary
65% 16 analyzed articles/videos 852.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bob Ferguson results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Framing Effect , and Negativity Bias , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 24.6% saturation with 239.211 hits . Analysis detected 1,596.817 faulty-reasoning hits from 852.667 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of 3% (27,637 of 28,364 speakers). This Bob Ferguson is better (less manipulative) than 97.40% of the peer group. Bob Ferguson
Speaker details
Total words: 852.667
Article count: 16
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.6% percentile 5.0% BS Score16 analyzed videos852.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 10.4% 10.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 7.9% 7.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 24.6% 24.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 2.5% 2.5% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 5.5% 5.5% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 6.6% 6.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 2.0% 2.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 4.7% 4.7% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 4.5% 4.5% 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% Framing Effect: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.6%, sitewide 15.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 6.7% False Dilemma: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.5% Loss Aversion: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 2.5% Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 6.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.8% Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.4% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 3.3% Begging the Question: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.7% Bandwagon: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst