Speaker summary
71%6 analyzed articles/videos154 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Gottheimer results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Begging the Question, Ad Hominem, and False Dilemma, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 46.5% saturation with 99 hits. Analysis detected 366.779 faulty-reasoning hits from 154 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 21.9% and a BS Rank of 36% (18,352 of 28,364 speakers). This Josh Gottheimer is better (less manipulative) than 64.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

35% percentile
025507510035.3% percentile
21.9% BS Score6 analyzed videos154 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 43.8%43.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 46.5%46.5%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 23.2%23.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 21.1%21.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.2%17.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 10.8%10.8%

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 46.5%, sitewide 15.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 43.8%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 23.2%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 1.5%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 8.1%Slippery Slope: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate