Speaker summary
⁠42%3 analyzed articles/videos118.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bob McGowan results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Confirmation Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 40% saturation with 76 hits. Analysis detected 346 faulty-reasoning hits from 118.667 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 20.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (25,454 of 38,547 speakers). This Bob McGowan is better (less manipulative) than 66.00% of the peer group.
Bob McGowan
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%MARGARET BRENNAN1%
⁠0%Shahryar Yadegar1%
⁠34%Bob McGowan (selected)21%
⁠100%314 Action Fund100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 118.667
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

34% percentile
025507510034.0% percentile
20.2% BS Score3 analyzed videos118.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 40.0%40.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 27.4%27.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 27.4%27.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 27.4%27.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 17.4%17.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 10.0%10.0%

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%Halo Effect: Speaker 40.0%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 27.4%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 27.4%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 27.4%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 17.4%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 15.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 5.3%Halo EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos