Speaker summary
⁠53%1 analyzed article/video107.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Edward C. Forst results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Self-Serving Bias, and Overconfidence Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 62.3% saturation with 104 hits. Analysis detected 369.105 faulty-reasoning hits from 107.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 32.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠51% (14,025 of 28,364 speakers). This Edward C. Forst is worse (more manipulative) than 50.60% of the peer group.
Edward C. Forst
Speaker details
Total words: 107.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

51% percentile
025507510050.6% percentile
32.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos107.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 62.3%62.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 47.3%47.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 46.7%46.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 15.6%15.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 15.0%15.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 15.6%15.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 62.3%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 47.3%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 46.7%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 4.6%Halo Effect: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 15.0%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

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