Speaker summary
⁠46%2 analyzed articles/videos358.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jon Stewart results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.5% saturation with 123 hits. Analysis detected 880.114 faulty-reasoning hits from 358.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (26,644 of 27,870 speakers). This Jon Stewart is better (less manipulative) than 95.60% of the peer group.
Jon Stewart
Speaker details
Total words: 358.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751004.4% percentile
6.3% BS Score2 analyzed videos358.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 18.5%18.5%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 23.5%23.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 2.9%2.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Speaker 23.5%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 18.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 2.2%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Composition/Division: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.7%Straw Man: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.9%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 0.4%Horn Effect: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 1.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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