Speaker summary
43%16 analyzed articles/videos370.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Democratic Socialists of America results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 24.3% saturation with 165 hits. Analysis detected 867.932 faulty-reasoning hits from 370.333 analyzed words across 16 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 7.9% and a BS Rank of 8% (26,313 of 28,364 speakers). This Democratic Socialists of America is better (less manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

7% percentile
02550751007.2% percentile
7.9% BS Score16 analyzed videos370.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 24.3%24.3%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 8.0%8.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 13.8%13.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.5%12.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 4.3%4.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 2.9%2.9%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.3%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 6.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 9.1%Straw Man: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 0.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate