Speaker summary
⁠42%3 analyzed articles/videos98 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Christopher Ballard results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Framing Effect, and Overconfidence Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 36.2% saturation with 79 hits. Analysis detected 351 faulty-reasoning hits from 98 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 17.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠29% (20,378 of 28,364 speakers). This Christopher Ballard is better (less manipulative) than 71.80% of the peer group.
Christopher Ballard
Speaker details
Total words: 98
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

28% percentile
025507510028.2% percentile
17.9% BS Score3 analyzed videos98 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 29.8%29.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 36.2%36.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 17.0%17.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 17.0%17.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.0%11.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 15.6%15.6%

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 36.2%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 3.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos