Speaker summary
⁠63%1 analyzed article/video87 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Councilmember Anthony Tordillos results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Special Pleading, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 48.3% saturation with 42 hits. Analysis detected 250 faulty-reasoning hits from 87 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 31.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (14,199 of 28,364 speakers). This Councilmember Anthony Tordillos is better (less manipulative) than 50.10% of the peer group.
Councilmember Anthony Tordillos
Speaker details
Total words: 87
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

50% percentile
025507510049.9% percentile
31.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos87 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 48.3%48.3%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Speaker 37.9%37.9%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 37.9%37.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 37.9%37.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 37.9%37.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 25.3%25.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 25.3%25.3%Middle GroundSitewide 0.1%Speaker 13.8%13.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.0%23.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Optimism Bias: Speaker 48.3%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 37.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 37.9%, sitewide 3.3%Special Pleading: Speaker 37.9%, sitewide 0.3%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 37.9%, sitewide 0.3%Begging the Question: Speaker 25.3%, sitewide 1.7%Halo Effect: Speaker 25.3%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 23.0%, sitewide 15.9%Middle Ground: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 0.1%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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