Speaker summary
⁠95%1 analyzed article/video57 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Hecla results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Overconfidence Bias, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Representativeness Heuristic as the most egregious example at 64.9% saturation with 37 hits. Analysis detected 198 faulty-reasoning hits from 57 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 38.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠57% (12,195 of 28,364 speakers). This Hecla is worse (more manipulative) than 57.00% of the peer group.
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Speaker ranking list
Speaker details
Total words: 57
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

57% percentile
025507510057.0% percentile
38.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos57 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 64.9%64.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 38.6%38.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 38.6%38.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 38.6%38.6%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 35.1%35.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 35.1%35.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 35.1%35.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 26.3%26.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 35.1%35.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 64.9%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 38.6%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 38.6%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 38.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 35.1%, sitewide 15.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 35.1%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 35.1%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 35.1%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 26.3%, sitewide 5.2%Representativeness HeuristicSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos