Speaker summary
⁠70%6 analyzed articles/videos519.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Garrett Epps results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 26% saturation with 201 hits. Analysis detected 1,437.051 faulty-reasoning hits from 519.333 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (23,996 of 28,364 speakers). This Garrett Epps is better (less manipulative) than 84.60% of the peer group.
Garrett Epps
Speaker ranking list
Speaker details
Total words: 519.333
Article count: 6
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

15% percentile
025507510015.4% percentile
11.8% BS Score6 analyzed videos519.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Horn EffectSitewide 1.0%Speaker 26.3%26.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 42.5%42.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 18.3%18.3%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 26.0%26.0%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.1%9.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.1%20.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.4%8.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 16.2%16.2%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 42.5%, sitewide 26.9%Horn Effect: Speaker 26.3%, sitewide 1.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 26.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 15.1%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 8.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 6.0%Composition/Division: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.5%No True Scotsman: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 0.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos