Speaker summary
66% 1 analyzed article/video 221 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ed Hirs results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Authority , and False Dilemma , with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 25.8% saturation with 56.966 hits . Analysis detected 250.751 faulty-reasoning hits from 221 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.9% and a BS Rank of 14% (24,568 of 28,364 speakers). This Ed Hirs is better (less manipulative) than 86.60% of the peer group. Ed Hirs
Speaker details
Total words: 221
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.4% percentile 10.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos221 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 2.9% 2.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 25.8% 25.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 18.4% 18.4% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 11.2% 11.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 18.1% 18.1% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 8.6% 8.6% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 2.9% 2.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 7.6% 7.6% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 25.8%, sitewide 4.6% Optimism Bias: Speaker 18.4%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% False Dilemma: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 1.5% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 1.9% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 8.1% Bandwagon: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst