Speaker summary
⁠43%1 analyzed article/video242 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ignazio Ciufolini results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Begging the Question, and Unattributed Quote, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 20.7% saturation with 50 hits. Analysis detected 292 faulty-reasoning hits from 242 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (25,094 of 28,364 speakers). This Ignazio Ciufolini is better (less manipulative) than 88.50% of the peer group.
Ignazio Ciufolini
Speaker details
Total words: 242
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

12% percentile
025507510011.5% percentile
10.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos242 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 20.7%20.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.1%9.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 6.6%6.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 5.8%5.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 9.5%9.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 20.7%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 3.3%Straw Man: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 6.0%Slippery Slope: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide rateSpeaker rate

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