Speaker summary
⁠34%5 analyzed articles/videos333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Cameron results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 54 hits. Analysis detected 456.33 faulty-reasoning hits from 333 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (26,850 of 28,364 speakers). This James Cameron is better (less manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group.
James Cameron
Speaker details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751005.3% percentile
6.9% BS Score5 analyzed videos333 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 11.0%11.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.9%7.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.3%11.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 8.9%8.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 5.5%5.5%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos