Speaker summary
⁠54%5 analyzed articles/videos258.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Christina Smyth results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Begging the Question, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Fundamental Attribution Error as the most egregious example at 20.2% saturation with 52 hits. Analysis detected 566.377 faulty-reasoning hits from 258.333 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 12.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (22,188 of 26,369 speakers). This Christina Smyth is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

16% percentile
025507510015.9% percentile
12.1% BS Score5 analyzed videos258.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 20.2%20.2%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 18.4%18.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 15.6%15.6%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 15.6%15.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 13.6%13.6%Genetic FallacySitewide 1.4%Speaker 13.6%13.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 16.1%16.1%

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%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 20.2%, sitewide 2.7%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 18.4%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 7.5%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 0.4%Recency Bias: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 3.7%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.1%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.9%Special Pleading: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.3%Fundamental Attribution ErrorSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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