Speaker summary
67% 9 analyzed articles/videos 545.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gretchen Whitmer results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 24.6% saturation with 186.468 hits . Analysis detected 1,488.627 faulty-reasoning hits from 545.333 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.9% and a BS Rank of 8% (26,327 of 28,364 speakers). This Gretchen Whitmer is better (less manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group. Gretchen Whitmer
Speaker details
Total words: 545.333
Article count: 9
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.2% percentile 7.9% BS Score9 analyzed videos545.3 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 14.8% 14.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 18.2% 18.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 8.4% 8.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 16.8% 16.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 13.4% 13.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 24.6% 24.6% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 5.3% 5.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 2.2% 2.2% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 8.1% 8.1% Circular Reasoning Sitewide 0.1% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% 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 14.8%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.6%, sitewide 15.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 19.2% Optimism Bias: Speaker 18.2%, sitewide 6.0% Halo Effect: Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 13.4%, sitewide 4.6% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 8.1% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 3.7% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 5.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.0% Begging the Question: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.7% Circular Reasoning: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.8% False Dilemma: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.5% Indoctrination: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst