Speaker summary
⁠33%1 analyzed article/video175 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Carl Icahn results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Actor-Observer Bias, and Self-Serving Bias, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 42 hits. Analysis detected 184 faulty-reasoning hits from 175 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (26,155 of 28,364 speakers). This Carl Icahn is better (less manipulative) than 92.20% of the peer group.
Carl Icahn
Speaker details
Total words: 175
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

8% percentile
02550751007.8% percentile
8.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos175 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 15.1%15.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.3%4.3%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 6.5%6.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 7.9%7.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Speaker 2.5%2.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 15.1%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 1.5%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 0.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 3.7%Tu Quoque: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 0.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 3.3%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos