Speaker summary
⁠33%6 analyzed articles/videos276 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Justice Kavanaugh results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Quote-first Misdirection, and False Dilemma, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 50.9% saturation with 149 hits. Analysis detected 385 faulty-reasoning hits from 276 analyzed words across 6 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 16.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠26% (21,158 of 28,268 speakers). This Justice Kavanaugh is better (less manipulative) than 74.80% of the peer group.
Justice Kavanaugh
Speaker details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

25% percentile
025507510025.2% percentile
16.4% BS Score6 analyzed videos276 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 50.9%50.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.1%17.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 13.7%13.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 19.8%19.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 3.1%3.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 50.9%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 26.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 13.7%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 1.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos