Speaker summary
73%5 analyzed articles/videos944.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Glenn Beck results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 35.8% saturation with 443 hits. Analysis detected 3,398.769 faulty-reasoning hits from 944.333 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (25,803 of 27,564 speakers). This Glenn Beck is better (less manipulative) than 93.60% of the peer group.
Glenn Beck
Speaker details
Total words: 944.333
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

6% percentile
02550751006.4% percentile
7.5% BS Score5 analyzed videos944.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 35.8%35.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 17.2%17.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.7%9.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 13.9%13.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 9.4%9.4%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.5%7.5%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 35.8%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 25.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.0%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 8.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 9.1%Primacy Effect: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 0.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Straw Man: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 0.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate