Speaker summary
⁠76%1 analyzed article/video81.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Edward McGinnis results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Begging the Question, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 78.3% saturation with 71.625 hits. Analysis detected 216.5 faulty-reasoning hits from 81.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 23.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (17,550 of 28,364 speakers). This Edward McGinnis is better (less manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group.
Edward McGinnis
Speaker details
Total words: 81.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

38% percentile
025507510038.1% percentile
23.7% BS Score1 analyzed videos81.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 78.3%78.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 32.4%32.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 32.0%32.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 23.8%23.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 23.8%23.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 5.7%5.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Optimism Bias: Speaker 78.3%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 32.4%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 32.0%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 1.7%Halo Effect: Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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