Speaker summary
44%9 analyzed articles/videos558.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Indira Talwani results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Confirmation Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 25.8% saturation with 282 hits. Analysis detected 1,035.106 faulty-reasoning hits from 558.667 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.5% and a BS Rank of 11% (25,451 of 28,364 speakers). This Indira Talwani is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

10% percentile
025507510010.3% percentile
9.5% BS Score9 analyzed videos558.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 39.5%39.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 25.8%25.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.9%6.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 3.1%3.1%

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%Ad Hominem: Speaker 39.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing Effect: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 25.8%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 1.7%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.3%Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.9%Ad HominemSitewide rateSpeaker rate