Speaker summary
⁠49%1 analyzed article/video364 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Emer MacSweeney results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Appeal to Authority, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 19% saturation with 105 hits. Analysis detected 677.754 faulty-reasoning hits from 364 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠9% (25,373 of 27,836 speakers). This Emer MacSweeney is better (less manipulative) than 91.20% of the peer group.
Emer MacSweeney
Speaker details
Total words: 364
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

9% percentile
02550751008.8% percentile
8.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos364 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 18.9%18.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 14.7%14.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 4.2%4.2%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 1.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 4.6%Slippery Slope: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.9%Composition/Division: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.2%Loss Aversion: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide rateSpeaker rate

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