Speaker summary
⁠84%1 analyzed article/video106.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Sweeney results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Slippery Slope, and Appeal to Emotion, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 68.1% saturation with 81.75 hits. Analysis detected 509.861 faulty-reasoning hits from 106.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 27.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (15,848 of 28,364 speakers). This David Sweeney is better (less manipulative) than 55.90% of the peer group.
David Sweeney
Speaker details
Total words: 106.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

44% percentile
025507510044.1% percentile
27.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos106.7 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 68.1%68.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 47.9%47.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 28.8%28.8%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 28.8%28.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 15.6%15.6%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 15.6%15.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 28.8%28.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 28.8%28.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 68.1%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 47.9%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 28.8%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 28.8%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 28.8%, sitewide 0.0%Tu Quoque: Speaker 28.8%, sitewide 0.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 7.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 1.9%Burden of Proof: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos