Speaker summary
⁠76%1 analyzed article/video256.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dave Rivers results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Hasty Generalization, and In-Group Bias, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 45.5% saturation with 182 hits. Analysis detected 1,136.439 faulty-reasoning hits from 256.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 22.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (18,179 of 28,364 speakers). This Dave Rivers is better (less manipulative) than 64.10% of the peer group.
Dave Rivers
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Speaker details
Total words: 256.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

36% percentile
025507510035.9% percentile
22.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos256.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 45.5%45.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 48.9%48.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 47.0%47.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 39.3%39.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 36.7%36.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 15.1%15.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.8%7.8%

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 48.9%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 47.0%, sitewide 6.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 45.5%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 39.3%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 36.7%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 15.1%, sitewide 1.9%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 0.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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