Speaker summary
⁠39%5 analyzed articles/videos105 analyzed words
BS Summary: These FBI Director Kash Patel results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Self-Serving Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 77.1% saturation with 108 hits. Analysis detected 668 faulty-reasoning hits from 105 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 53% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (7,906 of 28,364 speakers). This FBI Director Kash Patel is worse (more manipulative) than 72.10% of the peer group.
FBI Director Kash Patel
Speaker details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

72% percentile
025507510072.1% percentile
53.0% BS Score5 analyzed videos105 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 77.1%77.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 77.1%77.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 77.1%77.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 45.7%45.7%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 45.7%45.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 45.7%45.7%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 45.7%45.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 31.4%31.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 31.4%31.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 77.1%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 77.1%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 77.1%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 45.7%, sitewide 0.8%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 45.7%, sitewide 0.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 45.7%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 45.7%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 31.4%, sitewide 5.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 31.4%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos