Speaker summary
⁠61%1 analyzed article/video80.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Eric B. Larson results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Self-Serving Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 45.6% saturation with 43.125 hits. Analysis detected 226.125 faulty-reasoning hits from 80.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 23.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (22,480 of 37,442 speakers). This Eric B. Larson is better (less manipulative) than 60.00% of the peer group.
Eric B. Larson
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%MARGARET BRENNAN1%
⁠0%Shahryar Yadegar1%
⁠40%Eric B. Larson (selected)24%
⁠100%314 Action Fund100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 80.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

40% percentile
025507510040.0% percentile
23.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos80.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 45.6%45.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 27.8%27.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 27.8%27.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 22.2%22.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 27.8%27.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 22.2%22.2%

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%Optimism Bias: Speaker 45.6%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 27.8%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 27.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 27.8%, sitewide 3.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 22.2%, sitewide 15.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 22.2%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos