Speaker summary
40% 14 analyzed articles/videos 592.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Friedrich Merz results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Halo Effect , and Optimism Bias , with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 81 hits . Analysis detected 878.074 faulty-reasoning hits from 592.667 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,460 of 28,364 speakers). This Friedrich Merz is better (less manipulative) than 96.80% of the peer group. Friedrich Merz
Speaker details
Total words: 592.667
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.2% percentile 5.5% BS Score14 analyzed videos592.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 3.7% 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 8.8% 8.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 6.3% 6.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 2.3% 2.3% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 5.8% 5.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 10.5% 10.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 9.8% 9.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 4.0% 4.0% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 4.7% 4.7% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 0.8% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 5.3% Begging the Question: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.7% Anecdotal: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Recency Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 2.7% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 4.6% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.9% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 4.0% False Dilemma: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst