Speaker summary
⁠46%1 analyzed article/video77.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Schwartz results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Begging the Question, and Overconfidence Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 69.8% saturation with 81 hits. Analysis detected 224 faulty-reasoning hits from 77.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 27.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (15,757 of 28,364 speakers). This David Schwartz is better (less manipulative) than 55.60% of the peer group.
David Schwartz
Speaker details
Total words: 77.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

44% percentile
025507510044.4% percentile
27.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos77.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 69.8%69.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 33.6%33.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 19.8%19.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 19.8%19.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 19.8%19.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 16.4%16.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 13.8%13.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 69.8%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 33.6%, sitewide 3.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos