Speaker summary
⁠94%1 analyzed article/video143 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Walkinshaw (D-VA) results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Ad Hominem, and False Dilemma, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 89.5% saturation with 128 hits. Analysis detected 466 faulty-reasoning hits from 143 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 29.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (14,997 of 28,364 speakers). This James Walkinshaw (D-VA) is better (less manipulative) than 52.90% of the peer group.
James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
Speaker details
Total words: 143
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

47% percentile
025507510047.1% percentile
29.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos143 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 89.5%89.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 41.3%41.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 29.4%29.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 29.4%29.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 29.4%29.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 29.4%29.4%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 10.5%10.5%

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%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 89.5%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 41.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 29.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 29.4%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 29.4%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 29.4%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 5.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 3.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 15.9%Loss Aversion: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos