Speaker summary
⁠36%5 analyzed articles/videos546 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John McCann results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Ad Hominem, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 104 hits. Analysis detected 1,028.289 faulty-reasoning hits from 546 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (27,978 of 28,364 speakers). This John McCann is better (less manipulative) than 98.60% of the peer group.
John McCann
Speaker details
Total words: 546
Article count: 5
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751001.4% percentile
3.9% BS Score5 analyzed videos546 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 9.8%9.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 1.5%1.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 3.7%3.7%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 5.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 2.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 3.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 2.2%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 2.5%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.2%Tu Quoque: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos