Speaker summary
⁠82%2 analyzed articles/videos99.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Whelan results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Slippery Slope, Quote-first Misdirection, and Self-Serving Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 45.5% saturation with 66 hits. Analysis detected 271.19 faulty-reasoning hits from 99.667 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 24.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (16,955 of 28,271 speakers). This James Whelan is better (less manipulative) than 60.00% of the peer group.
James Whelan
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Speaker details
Total words: 99.667
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

40% percentile
025507510040.0% percentile
24.9% BS Score2 analyzed videos99.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 39.7%39.7%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 38.1%38.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 45.5%45.5%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 18.6%18.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 17.9%17.9%

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%Negativity Bias: Speaker 45.5%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 39.7%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Speaker 38.1%, sitewide 1.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 26.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 15.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos