Speaker summary
⁠84%1 analyzed article/video150 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jeff Merkley of Oregon results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Actor-Observer Bias, and Begging the Question, with Burden of Proof as the most egregious example at 42.7% saturation with 64 hits. Analysis detected 413 faulty-reasoning hits from 150 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 21.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (18,690 of 28,364 speakers). This Jeff Merkley of Oregon is better (less manipulative) than 65.90% of the peer group.
Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Speaker details
Total words: 150
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

34% percentile
025507510034.1% percentile
21.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos150 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 42.7%42.7%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Speaker 25.3%25.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 25.3%25.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 24.0%24.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 17.3%17.3%

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%Burden of Proof: Speaker 42.7%, sitewide 0.4%Negativity Bias: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Speaker 25.3%, sitewide 26.9%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 25.3%, sitewide 0.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 25.3%, sitewide 1.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 24.0%, sitewide 5.2%Loss Aversion: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 9.1%Burden of ProofSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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