Speaker summary
⁠29%1 analyzed article/video433.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Carol Ruckdeschel results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Slippery Slope, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 101 hits. Analysis detected 742 faulty-reasoning hits from 433.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (27,433 of 28,364 speakers). This Carol Ruckdeschel is better (less manipulative) than 96.70% of the peer group.
Carol Ruckdeschel
Speaker details
Total words: 433.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.3% percentile
5.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos433.7 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.5%6.5%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 3.4%3.4%No True ScotsmanSitewide 0.1%Speaker 3.0%3.0%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 15.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Slippery Slope: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.2%No True Scotsman: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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