Speaker summary
73% 14 analyzed articles/videos 1,158.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David McCraw results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 48.4% saturation with 561.128 hits . Analysis detected 2,372.878 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,158.667 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.9% and a BS Rank of 10% (24,168 of 26,574 speakers). This David McCraw is better (less manipulative) than 90.90% of the peer group. David McCraw
Speaker details
Total words: 1,158.667
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.1% percentile 8.9% BS Score14 analyzed videos1.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 48.4% 48.4% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 21.5% 21.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 12.8% 12.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 3.3% 3.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 10.1% 10.1% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 7.8% 7.8% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 5.5% 5.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 6.4% 6.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 1.9% 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 5.6% 5.6% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 48.4%, sitewide 15.9% Framing Effect: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 26.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 21.5%, sitewide 0.0% Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 8.1% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 3.7% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 5.3% Begging the Question: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 1.7% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 1.1% Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 0.8% Indoctrination: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 0.0% False Dilemma: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 2.0% Slippery Slope: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 1.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst