Speaker summary
78% 1 analyzed article/video 54 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ethan Levins results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Emotion , and Negativity Bias , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 30.3% saturation with 23 hits . Analysis detected 121.401 faulty-reasoning hits from 54 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.3% and a BS Rank of 27% (19,726 of 26,925 speakers). This Ethan Levins is better (less manipulative) than 73.30% of the peer group. Ethan Levins
Speaker details
Total words: 54
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
27% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 26.7% percentile 17.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos54 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 30.3% 30.3% Personal Incredulity Sitewide 0.2% Speaker 20.1% 20.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 26.9% 26.9% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 13.2% 13.2% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 9.2% 9.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 13.2% 13.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 9.2% 9.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% 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% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 30.3%, sitewide 3.3% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 26.9%, sitewide 8.1% Personal Incredulity: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 0.2% Negativity Bias: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 15.9% Slippery Slope: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 1.7% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 7.5% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 4.6% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst