Speaker summary
⁠85%3 analyzed articles/videos141.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colin McDonald results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Out-Group Homogeneity Bias as the most egregious example at 46% saturation with 93 hits. Analysis detected 743.342 faulty-reasoning hits from 141.5 analyzed words across 3 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 30.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (14,661 of 28,364 speakers). This Colin McDonald is better (less manipulative) than 51.70% of the peer group.
Colin McDonald
Speaker details
Total words: 141.5
Content count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

48% percentile
025507510048.3% percentile
30.6% BS Score3 analyzed videos141.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 46.0%46.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 57.6%57.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 62.3%62.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 41.1%41.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 36.0%36.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 34.3%34.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 28.4%28.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 22.8%22.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.3%17.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Framing Effect: Speaker 62.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 57.6%, sitewide 15.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 46.0%, sitewide 3.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 41.1%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 36.1%, sitewide 19.2%In-Group Bias: Speaker 36.0%, sitewide 6.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 34.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 28.4%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 22.8%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 18.5%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 0.0%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 0.4%Halo Effect: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 6.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos