Speaker summary
⁠68%1 analyzed article/video267 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Kirchick results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Ad Hominem, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 74.3% saturation with 313 hits. Analysis detected 1,286 faulty-reasoning hits from 267 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 18.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (19,894 of 28,364 speakers). This James Kirchick is better (less manipulative) than 70.10% of the peer group.
James Kirchick
Speaker details
Total words: 267
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

30% percentile
025507510029.9% percentile
18.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos267 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 74.3%74.3%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 43.9%43.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 61.5%61.5%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 20.4%20.4%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.3%8.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 8.3%8.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 74.3%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 61.5%, sitewide 26.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 43.9%, sitewide 2.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 20.4%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 11.1%Composition/Division: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 0.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 7.5%Slippery Slope: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Straw Man: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 5.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 2.0%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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