Speaker summary
⁠59%6 analyzed articles/videos568.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cory Doctorow results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Quote-first Misdirection, and Appeal to Authority, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 34.2% saturation with 216.384 hits. Analysis detected 1,560.799 faulty-reasoning hits from 568.333 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (26,197 of 28,364 speakers). This Cory Doctorow is better (less manipulative) than 92.40% of the peer group.
Cory Doctorow
Speaker details
Total words: 568.333
Article count: 6
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

8% percentile
02550751007.6% percentile
8.2% BS Score6 analyzed videos568.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 34.2%34.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 4.3%4.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 14.5%14.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 16.9%16.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.4%10.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 10.2%10.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 7.1%7.1%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 34.2%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 20.7%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 11.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 3.3%Straw Man: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 0.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.4%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos