Speaker summary
41% 14 analyzed articles/videos 381 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Federal Trade Commission results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation) , Unattributed Quote , and Availability Heuristic , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 43.2% saturation with 257 hits . Analysis detected 893 faulty-reasoning hits from 381 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 12.5% and a BS Rank of 17% (23,570 of 28,364 speakers). This Federal Trade Commission is better (less manipulative) than 83.10% of the peer group. Federal Trade Commission
Speaker details
Total words: 381
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
17% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 16.9% percentile 12.5% BS Score14 analyzed videos381 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 43.2% 43.2% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 9.8% 9.8% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 16.3% 16.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 14.8% 14.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 17.3% 17.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 9.8% 9.8% Circular Reasoning Sitewide 0.1% Speaker 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 9.8% 9.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 13.6% 13.6% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 5.0% 5.0% 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 Authority: Speaker 43.2%, sitewide 11.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Optimism Bias: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 16.3%, sitewide 0.8% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 15.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 7.5% Circular Reasoning: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 0.1% Begging the Question: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 3.3% Bandwagon: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 2.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst