Speaker summary
⁠43%2 analyzed articles/videos140.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dave Maass results contain 5 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Straw Man, and Hasty Generalization, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 48.3% saturation with 58 hits. Analysis detected 147.894 faulty-reasoning hits from 140.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 24.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (17,128 of 28,364 speakers). This Dave Maass is better (less manipulative) than 60.40% of the peer group.
Dave Maass
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Speaker details
Total words: 140.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

40% percentile
025507510039.6% percentile
24.6% BS Score2 analyzed videos140.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 48.3%48.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 21.7%21.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 26.7%26.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 21.4%21.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 48.3%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 26.7%, sitewide 11.1%Straw Man: Speaker 21.7%, sitewide 0.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos