Speaker summary
56% 4 analyzed articles/videos 219 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jason Smith results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Burden of Proof , and Negativity Bias , with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 51.5% saturation with 259 hits . Analysis detected 1,301.475 faulty-reasoning hits from 219 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 19.3% and a BS Rank of 31% (19,646 of 28,364 speakers). This Jason Smith is better (less manipulative) than 69.30% of the peer group. Jason Smith
Speaker details
Total words: 219
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.7% percentile 19.3% BS Score4 analyzed videos219 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 51.5% 51.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 46.5% 46.5% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 25.5% 25.5% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 22.3% 22.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 14.9% 14.9% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% Circular Reasoning Sitewide 0.1% Speaker 8.9% 8.9% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 21.1% 21.1% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 51.5%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 46.5%, sitewide 11.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 26.9% Begging the Question: Speaker 25.5%, sitewide 1.7% Burden of Proof: Speaker 22.3%, sitewide 0.4% Negativity Bias: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 15.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 3.7% Circular Reasoning: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 0.1% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 1.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 4.6% Loss Aversion: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst