Speaker summary
⁠71%3 analyzed articles/videos161.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Edward Markey results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, False Dilemma, and Indoctrination, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 60.1% saturation with 112.776 hits. Analysis detected 541.241 faulty-reasoning hits from 161.667 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 18% and a BS Rank of ⁠29% (20,337 of 28,364 speakers). This Edward Markey is better (less manipulative) than 71.70% of the peer group.
Edward Markey
Speaker details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

28% percentile
025507510028.3% percentile
18.0% BS Score3 analyzed videos161.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 60.1%60.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 39.0%39.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 34.6%34.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 23.5%23.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 17.6%17.6%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.3%10.3%

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 Emotion: Speaker 60.1%, sitewide 15.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 39.0%, sitewide 1.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 34.6%, sitewide 6.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 23.5%, sitewide 0.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 6.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 0.4%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Loss Aversion: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos