Speaker summary
48%1 analyzed article/video139.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Elizabeth Cope and Aaron Carroll results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Burden of Proof, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 26.1% saturation with 63 hits. Analysis detected 483.102 faulty-reasoning hits from 139.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 15.9% and a BS Rank of 25% (21,521 of 28,364 speakers). This Elizabeth Cope and Aaron Carroll is better (less manipulative) than 75.90% of the peer group.
Elizabeth Cope and Aaron Carroll
Speaker details
Total words: 139.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

24% percentile
025507510024.1% percentile
15.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos139.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 26.1%26.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 26.1%26.1%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 22.5%22.5%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 25.5%25.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 26.1%26.1%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 26.1%, sitewide 5.3%Burden of Proof: Speaker 26.1%, sitewide 0.4%Negativity Bias: Speaker 26.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 25.5%, sitewide 15.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 22.5%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 11.1%Loss Aversion: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.8%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 8.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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