Speaker summary
⁠73%1 analyzed article/video155 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Joseph McDonnell results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Sunk Cost Effect as the most egregious example at 24.8% saturation with 38.5 hits. Analysis detected 350.167 faulty-reasoning hits from 155 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (21,381 of 28,364 speakers). This Joseph McDonnell is better (less manipulative) than 75.40% of the peer group.
Joseph McDonnell
Speaker details
Total words: 155
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

25% percentile
025507510024.6% percentile
16.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos155 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Speaker 24.8%24.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 24.5%24.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 24.3%24.3%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 18.1%18.1%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 16.1%16.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 18.1%18.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 16.8%16.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 16.1%16.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 16.1%16.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.7%7.7%

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%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 0.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 24.5%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 24.3%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 3.7%Special Pleading: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 0.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 1.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 5.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 0.0%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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