Speaker summary
52%18 analyzed articles/videos1,122.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These George Washington results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Slippery Slope, and False Dilemma, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 21.1% saturation with 261.755 hits. Analysis detected 2,001.132 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,122.667 analyzed words across 18 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of 4% (26,946 of 27,820 speakers). This George Washington is better (less manipulative) than 96.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.1% percentile
5.5% BS Score18 analyzed videos1.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 0.1%0.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.5%3.5%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 15.3%15.3%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.3%1.3%

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 0.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 15.3%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 1.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 6.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%Primacy Effect: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 3.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 2.5%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate