Speaker summary
80%1 analyzed article/video221.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Weimer results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Loss Aversion, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 35.2% saturation with 78.067 hits. Analysis detected 527.067 faulty-reasoning hits from 221.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.7% and a BS Rank of 28% (20,507 of 28,364 speakers). This John Weimer is better (less manipulative) than 72.30% of the peer group.
John Weimer
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Speaker details
Total words: 221.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

28% percentile
025507510027.7% percentile
17.7% BS Score1 analyzed videos221.5 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 26.5%26.5%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 22.4%22.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 35.2%35.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 19.9%19.9%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 13.2%13.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 13.2%13.2%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 13.6%13.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 23.1%23.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 7.8%7.8%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 35.2%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 23.1%, sitewide 26.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 26.5%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Speaker 22.4%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 19.9%, sitewide 0.8%Negativity Bias: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 8.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 1.9%Special Pleading: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 0.3%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos