Speaker summary
42% 16 analyzed articles/videos 875 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Madison results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Overconfidence Bias , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 31.2% saturation with 401 hits . Analysis detected 1,501.047 faulty-reasoning hits from 875 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.7% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,377 of 28,364 speakers). This James Madison is better (less manipulative) than 96.50% of the peer group. James Madison
Speaker details
Total words: 875
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.5% percentile 5.7% BS Score16 analyzed videos875 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 31.2% 31.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 1.5% 1.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 5.7% 5.7% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 12.2% 12.2% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 6.8% 6.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 2.9% 2.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 5.8% 5.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 8.2% 8.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 4.0% 4.0% 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% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 31.2%, sitewide 11.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 15.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 4.6% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.0% Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.8% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 5.3% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 3.3% Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 0.6% Composition/Division: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 0.2% Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 1.4% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.0% Primacy Effect: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 0.9% Indoctrination: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% False Dilemma: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 1.5% Circular Reasoning: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst