Speaker summary
⁠57%1 analyzed article/video102 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Butts results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 31% saturation with 54 hits. Analysis detected 351 faulty-reasoning hits from 102 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (20,971 of 28,364 speakers). This James Butts is better (less manipulative) than 73.90% of the peer group.
James Butts
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Speaker details
Total words: 102
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

26% percentile
025507510026.1% percentile
16.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos102 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 25.9%25.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 31.0%31.0%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 19.0%19.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 19.0%19.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 19.0%19.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 13.8%13.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 13.8%13.8%

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%Optimism Bias: Speaker 31.0%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 25.9%, sitewide 0.8%Negativity Bias: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 4.6%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 3.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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