Speaker summary
⁠71%2 analyzed articles/videos228.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gabe Cotton results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 24.3% saturation with 90 hits. Analysis detected 922.856 faulty-reasoning hits from 228.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (23,199 of 28,364 speakers). This Gabe Cotton is better (less manipulative) than 81.80% of the peer group.
Gabe Cotton
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Speaker details
Total words: 228.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

18% percentile
025507510018.2% percentile
13.1% BS Score2 analyzed videos228.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 31.9%31.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 29.6%29.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 24.3%24.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.0%17.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 17.4%17.4%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 16.7%16.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 27.8%27.8%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.7%9.7%

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%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 31.9%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 29.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 27.8%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 24.3%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 19.4%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 17.4%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Speaker 16.7%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 6.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 3.7%Horn Effect: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 1.0%No True Scotsman: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 0.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 3.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos