Speaker summary
⁠55%1 analyzed article/video4,325 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ian Bogost results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Straw Man, Appeal to Emotion, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 22.7% saturation with 1,043.252 hits. Analysis detected 7,234.291 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,325 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠1% (28,071 of 28,364 speakers). This Ian Bogost is better (less manipulative) than 99.00% of the peer group.
Ian Bogost
Speaker details
Total words: 4,325
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.0% percentile
3.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos4.3K 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 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 22.7%22.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 8.9%8.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 0.4%0.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 8.4%8.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.2%2.2%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 22.7%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 15.9%Straw Man: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.5%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos