Speaker summary
⁠67%3 analyzed articles/videos322.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jim McDonnell results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Halo Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 23.6% saturation with 165 hits. Analysis detected 1,265.054 faulty-reasoning hits from 322.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 13% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (23,066 of 28,039 speakers). This Jim McDonnell is better (less manipulative) than 82.30% of the peer group.
Jim McDonnell
Speaker details
Total words: 322.333
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

18% percentile
025507510017.7% percentile
13.0% BS Score3 analyzed videos322.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 27.3%27.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 23.6%23.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.9%3.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 19.3%19.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 16.9%16.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.0%6.0%

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%False Dilemma: Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 23.6%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 19.3%, sitewide 7.5%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 9.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%False DilemmaSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos