Speaker summary
⁠79%4 analyzed articles/videos279.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Catherine Rampell results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Straw Man, Self-Serving Bias, and Fundamental Attribution Error, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 47.9% saturation with 136.517 hits. Analysis detected 1,408.96 faulty-reasoning hits from 279.667 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 22.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (18,016 of 28,364 speakers). This Catherine Rampell is better (less manipulative) than 63.50% of the peer group.
Catherine Rampell
Speaker details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

37% percentile
025507510036.5% percentile
22.6% BS Score4 analyzed videos279.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 39.4%39.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 38.0%38.0%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 33.8%33.8%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 34.1%34.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 29.9%29.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 29.9%29.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 29.9%29.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 47.9%47.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 29.9%29.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 33.8%33.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Negativity Bias: Speaker 47.9%, sitewide 19.2%Straw Man: Speaker 39.4%, sitewide 0.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 38.0%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 34.1%, sitewide 2.7%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 33.8%, sitewide 0.6%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 33.8%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 29.9%, sitewide 0.8%In-Group Bias: Speaker 29.9%, sitewide 6.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 29.9%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 29.9%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 25.2%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 8.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 16.5%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 15.1%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 11.1%Composition/Division: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 0.2%Ad Hominem: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos