Speaker summary
⁠46%1 analyzed article/video497.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jeff Balzer results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Overconfidence Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 79 hits. Analysis detected 453.989 faulty-reasoning hits from 497.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (27,983 of 28,364 speakers). This Jeff Balzer is better (less manipulative) than 98.70% of the peer group.
Jeff Balzer
Speaker details
Total words: 497.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.3% percentile
3.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos497.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.6%2.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.9%1.9%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 4.6%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Dunning-Kruger Effect: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos