Speaker summary
⁠52%1 analyzed article/video1,195.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Ellroy results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Hasty Generalization, and Overconfidence Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 255 hits. Analysis detected 1,713.281 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,195.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (28,003 of 28,364 speakers). This James Ellroy is better (less manipulative) than 98.70% of the peer group.
James Ellroy
Speaker details
Total words: 1,195.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.3% percentile
3.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos1.2K 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 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.3%4.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 6.9%6.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 9.3%9.3%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Ad Hominem: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 2.2%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.2%No True Scotsman: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.1%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 1.4%Begging the Question: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos