Speaker summary
96% 2 analyzed articles/videos 482 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ellis results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Unattributed Quote , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 46.5% saturation with 224 hits . Analysis detected 1,170 faulty-reasoning hits from 482 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 11% and a BS Rank of 14% (23,940 of 27,710 speakers). This Ellis is better (less manipulative) than 86.40% of the peer group. Ellis
Speaker details
Total words: 482
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.6% percentile 11.0% BS Score2 analyzed videos482 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 38.0% 38.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 46.5% 46.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 24.7% 24.7% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 4.6% 4.6% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 11.2% 11.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 11.0% 11.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 6.4% 6.4% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 12.0% 12.0% Composition/Division Sitewide 0.2% Speaker 8.9% 8.9% 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% Negativity Bias: Speaker 46.5%, sitewide 19.2% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 38.0%, sitewide 8.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 24.7%, sitewide 1.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 11.1% False Dilemma: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 1.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 0.8% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 1.9% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 9.1% Composition/Division: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 0.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 4.6% Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 1.9% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 5.3% Slippery Slope: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 1.7% Recency Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 2.7% Anecdotal: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Nature: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.2% Begging the Question: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 1.7% Blind-Spot Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst