Speaker summary
⁠84%1 analyzed article/video131 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Craig Holman, Ph.D. results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 58% saturation with 76 hits. Analysis detected 734 faulty-reasoning hits from 131 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 25.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (16,634 of 28,364 speakers). This Craig Holman, Ph.D. is better (less manipulative) than 58.60% of the peer group.
Craig Holman, Ph.D.
Speaker details
Total words: 131
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

41% percentile
025507510041.4% percentile
25.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos131 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 58.0%58.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 43.5%43.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 39.7%39.7%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 35.9%35.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 50.4%50.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 29.0%29.0%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 22.1%22.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 35.9%35.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 21.4%21.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.6%17.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 58.0%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 50.4%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 43.5%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 39.7%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 35.9%, sitewide 15.9%Bandwagon: Speaker 35.9%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 29.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 26.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 22.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 22.1%, sitewide 1.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 1.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 7.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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