Speaker summary
⁠70%1 analyzed article/video294.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brendan McQuade results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 28.5% saturation with 126 hits. Analysis detected 791.667 faulty-reasoning hits from 294.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 15.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠24% (21,555 of 28,364 speakers). This Brendan McQuade is better (less manipulative) than 76.00% of the peer group.
Brendan McQuade
Speaker details
Total words: 294.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

24% percentile
025507510024.0% percentile
15.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos294.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 33.0%33.0%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 17.2%17.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 19.5%19.5%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 14.5%14.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 15.2%15.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 21.3%21.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 28.5%28.5%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 32.6%32.6%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 33.0%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 32.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 28.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 19.5%, sitewide 5.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 4.6%Straw Man: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 0.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.7%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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