Speaker summary
⁠53%3 analyzed articles/videos328.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These C. L. R. James results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Quote-first Misdirection, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 46.8% saturation with 222.874 hits. Analysis detected 956.122 faulty-reasoning hits from 328.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (25,342 of 28,364 speakers). This C. L. R. James is better (less manipulative) than 89.30% of the peer group.
C. L. R. James
Speaker details
Total words: 328.333
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510010.7% percentile
9.6% BS Score3 analyzed videos328.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 46.8%46.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 24.6%24.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 19.9%19.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 8.4%8.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 5.8%5.8%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 46.8%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 26.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 24.6%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 19.9%, sitewide 0.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 3.3%Straw Man: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 0.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 0.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.4%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos