Speaker summary
⁠36%2 analyzed articles/videos171.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Bier results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 23.9% saturation with 73 hits. Analysis detected 354 faulty-reasoning hits from 171.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (24,077 of 28,269 speakers). This David Bier is better (less manipulative) than 85.20% of the peer group.
David Bier
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Speaker details
Total words: 171.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

15% percentile
025507510014.8% percentile
11.6% BS Score2 analyzed videos171.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 23.9%23.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 11.4%11.4%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 23.9%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 3.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos