Speaker summary
⁠73%2 analyzed articles/videos714.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dan Abrams results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Hasty Generalization, and Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 20.2% saturation with 194.721 hits. Analysis detected 1,805.221 faulty-reasoning hits from 714.333 analyzed words across 2 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (27,529 of 28,364 speakers). This Dan Abrams is better (less manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group.
Dan Abrams
Speaker details
Total words: 714.333
Content count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.9% percentile
5.3% BS Score2 analyzed videos714.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 20.2%20.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.6%9.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 9.1%9.1%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 20.2%, sitewide 4.6%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 8.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 3.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Straw Man: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 0.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.4%Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos