Speaker summary
41%8 analyzed articles/videos319 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bret Baier results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and False Dilemma, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 21.7% saturation with 114 hits. Analysis detected 677.422 faulty-reasoning hits from 319 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of 8% (26,093 of 28,364 speakers). This Bret Baier is better (less manipulative) than 92.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

8% percentile
02550751008.0% percentile
8.3% BS Score8 analyzed videos319 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 10.1%10.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 16.6%16.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 21.7%21.7%Red HerringSitewide 0.7%Speaker 4.6%4.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 4.2%4.2%

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 21.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 6.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 3.3%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Red Herring: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate