Speaker summary
⁠77%1 analyzed article/video244 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Adams results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Pessimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 62.7% saturation with 172.125 hits. Analysis detected 649.458 faulty-reasoning hits from 244 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠26% (21,255 of 28,364 speakers). This James Adams is better (less manipulative) than 74.90% of the peer group.
James Adams
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Speaker details
Total words: 244
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

25% percentile
025507510025.1% percentile
16.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos244 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 62.7%62.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 31.7%31.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 26.2%26.2%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 9.8%9.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 16.4%16.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 62.7%, sitewide 8.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 31.7%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 26.2%, sitewide 3.3%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 5.3%Slippery Slope: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 2.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 9.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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