Speaker summary
⁠97%1 analyzed article/video126 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Diane Curran results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Authority, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 50% saturation with 84 hits. Analysis detected 617 faulty-reasoning hits from 126 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 33.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠53% (13,601 of 28,364 speakers). This Diane Curran is worse (more manipulative) than 52.10% of the peer group.
Diane Curran
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Speaker details
Total words: 126
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

52% percentile
025507510052.1% percentile
33.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos126 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 61.9%61.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 40.5%40.5%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 38.1%38.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 30.9%30.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 30.9%30.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 30.9%30.9%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Speaker 19.1%19.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 19.1%19.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 30.9%30.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Negativity Bias: Speaker 61.9%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 40.5%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 38.1%, sitewide 0.4%Anecdotal: Speaker 30.9%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 30.9%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 30.9%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 30.9%, sitewide 26.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 30.9%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 19.1%, sitewide 4.6%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 19.1%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 19.1%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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