Speaker summary
⁠78%1 analyzed article/video382.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Mearsheimer results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Straw Man, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 38% saturation with 226 hits. Analysis detected 1,717.693 faulty-reasoning hits from 382.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 20.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (17,706 of 26,155 speakers). This John Mearsheimer is better (less manipulative) than 67.70% of the peer group.
John Mearsheimer
Speaker details
Total words: 382.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

32% percentile
025507510032.3% percentile
20.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos382.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 56.7%56.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 46.9%46.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 31.2%31.2%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 24.2%24.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 26.0%26.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 21.6%21.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 38.0%38.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 29.3%29.3%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 17.2%17.2%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 17.5%17.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 56.7%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 46.9%, sitewide 4.6%Negativity Bias: Speaker 38.0%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 31.2%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 29.3%, sitewide 11.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 26.0%, sitewide 3.1%Straw Man: Speaker 24.2%, sitewide 0.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 21.6%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.6%, sitewide 15.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 17.5%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 1.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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