Speaker summary
⁠66%1 analyzed article/video201.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iris McCulloch results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Halo Effect, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 30.8% saturation with 93 hits. Analysis detected 413.319 faulty-reasoning hits from 201.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 12.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (23,424 of 28,364 speakers). This Iris McCulloch is better (less manipulative) than 82.60% of the peer group.
Iris McCulloch
Speaker details
Total words: 201.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

17% percentile
025507510017.4% percentile
12.7% BS Score1 analyzed videos201.3 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 7.0%7.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 19.9%19.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 31.0%31.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 30.8%30.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.3%11.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 12.9%12.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 14.9%14.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 12.9%12.9%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Speaker 4.0%4.0%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 6.1%6.1%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 31.0%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 30.8%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 19.9%, sitewide 1.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 0.8%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 9.1%Loss Aversion: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 2.5%Composition/Division: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos