Speaker summary
⁠48%1 analyzed article/video326.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bryan Hopkins results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Indoctrination, and Slippery Slope, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 60 hits. Analysis detected 644.727 faulty-reasoning hits from 326.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (25,463 of 26,828 speakers). This Bryan Hopkins is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group.
Bryan Hopkins
Speaker details
Total words: 326.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751005.1% percentile
6.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos326.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.0%4.0%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 11.8%11.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.3%5.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 10.4%10.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 8.7%8.7%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 15.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%Loss Aversion: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 2.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Primacy Effect: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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