Speaker summary
⁠83%1 analyzed article/video235 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dickinson results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Ad Hominem, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 26% saturation with 61 hits. Analysis detected 392 faulty-reasoning hits from 235 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 13.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (21,251 of 26,409 speakers). This Dickinson is better (less manipulative) than 80.50% of the peer group.
Dickinson
Speaker details
Total words: 235
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

20% percentile
025507510019.5% percentile
13.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos235 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 26.0%26.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 23.0%23.0%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 20.0%20.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.1%5.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 13.6%13.6%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 14.9%14.9%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 15.3%15.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 10.6%10.6%

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 13.6%, sitewide 26.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 26.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 23.0%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 20.0%, sitewide 2.2%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 15.3%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos