Speaker summary
⁠68%1 analyzed article/video158.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These EPA Press Office results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Optimism Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 61.8% saturation with 147 hits. Analysis detected 563.125 faulty-reasoning hits from 158.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 25.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (16,445 of 28,364 speakers). This EPA Press Office is better (less manipulative) than 58.00% of the peer group.
EPA Press Office
Speaker details
Total words: 158.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

42% percentile
025507510042.0% percentile
25.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos158.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 61.8%61.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 34.9%34.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 37.6%37.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 23.1%23.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 19.3%19.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 17.2%17.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 19.3%19.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 26.9%26.9%

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 Authority: Speaker 61.8%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 37.6%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 34.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 26.9%, sitewide 26.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 23.1%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 19.3%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 19.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos