Speaker summary
82%1 analyzed article/video97 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Estella D. Patterson results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Halo Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 32.2% saturation with 48 hits. Analysis detected 307.983 faulty-reasoning hits from 97 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 23.6% and a BS Rank of 39% (17,560 of 28,364 speakers). This Estella D. Patterson is better (less manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group.
Estella D. Patterson
Speaker details
Total words: 97
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

38% percentile
025507510038.1% percentile
23.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos97 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 46.7%46.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 29.4%29.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 30.4%30.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 26.2%26.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 32.2%32.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 25.5%25.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 19.5%19.5%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 46.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 32.2%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 30.4%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 29.4%, sitewide 3.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 19.5%, sitewide 26.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 26.2%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 25.5%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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