Speaker summary
⁠39%2 analyzed articles/videos171.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dinaw Mengestu results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Begging the Question, Confirmation Bias, and Burden of Proof, with Slippery Slope as the most egregious example at 28.6% saturation with 97 hits. Analysis detected 560 faulty-reasoning hits from 171.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 12.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (22,170 of 26,731 speakers). This Dinaw Mengestu is better (less manipulative) than 82.90% of the peer group.
Dinaw Mengestu
Speaker details
Total words: 171.333
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

17% percentile
025507510017.1% percentile
12.7% BS Score2 analyzed videos171.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 28.6%28.6%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 21.8%21.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 19.2%19.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.1%9.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.3%5.3%

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%Slippery Slope: Speaker 28.6%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 21.8%, sitewide 1.7%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 19.2%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 15.9%Burden of Proof: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 0.4%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 1.1%Slippery SlopeSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos