Speaker summary
⁠69%3 analyzed articles/videos225.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David White results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 17.4% saturation with 79 hits. Analysis detected 627.372 faulty-reasoning hits from 225.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (23,971 of 28,364 speakers). This David White is better (less manipulative) than 84.50% of the peer group.
David White
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Speaker details
Total words: 225.333
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

16% percentile
025507510015.5% percentile
11.9% BS Score3 analyzed videos225.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 24.3%24.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 17.4%17.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 24.6%24.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 17.6%17.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.0%4.0%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 24.6%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 24.3%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 17.4%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 6.9%Recency Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos