Speaker summary
ā 97%2 analyzed articles/videos298.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dan McDermott results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 50.3% saturation with 200 hits. Analysis detected 1,075.5 faulty-reasoning hits from 298.5 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 30% and a BS Rank of ā 48% (14,890 of 28,364 speakers). This Dan McDermott is better (less manipulative) than 52.50% of the peer group.
Dan McDermott
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
ā 0%The Brookings Institution1%
ā 0%Gen Jack Keane1%
ā 0%Shahryar Yadegar1%
ā 0%Mike Muse1%
ā 0%Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.1%
ā 48%Dan McDermott (selected)30%
ā 100%4MATIV100%
ā 100%42nd Avenue and High Street I-880 access improvement project page100%
ā 100%314 Action Fund100%
ā 100%21 Grams100%
ā 100%1X representative100%
Speaker details
Total words: 298.5
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

48% percentile
025507510047.5% percentile
30.0% BS Score2 analyzed videos298.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0ā€“75%
0.0%20%40%60%Attempt to Sell a Productā€¦Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 50.3%50.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 46.5%46.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 49.8%49.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 43.0%43.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 35.7%35.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 28.6%28.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.6%10.6%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.6%10.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 10.6%10.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 50.3%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 49.8%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 46.5%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 43.0%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 35.7%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 28.6%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 3.7%Bandwagon: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 6.9%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos