Speaker summary
⁠83%1 analyzed article/video196 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CNN legal analyst Elie Honig results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Overconfidence Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Slippery Slope as the most egregious example at 31.6% saturation with 62 hits. Analysis detected 223 faulty-reasoning hits from 196 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 14.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (22,507 of 28,364 speakers). This CNN legal analyst Elie Honig is better (less manipulative) than 79.30% of the peer group.
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig
Speaker details
Total words: 196
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

21% percentile
025507510020.7% percentile
14.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos196 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 31.6%31.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 10.7%10.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 10.7%10.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 10.7%10.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 11.2%11.2%

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%Slippery Slope: Speaker 31.6%, sitewide 1.7%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 11.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 0.4%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 7.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery SlopeSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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