Speaker summary
50% 13 analyzed articles/videos 645 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Justice Sonia Sotomayor results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Appeal to Emotion , and Slippery Slope , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 22.1% saturation with 144 hits . Analysis detected 821.748 faulty-reasoning hits from 645 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.1% and a BS Rank of 10% (26,100 of 28,869 speakers). This Justice Sonia Sotomayor is better (less manipulative) than 90.40% of the peer group. Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Speaker details
Total words: 645
Article count: 13
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.6% percentile 9.1% BS Score13 analyzed videos645 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 5.5% 5.5% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 11.9% 11.9% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 10.3% 10.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 8.3% 8.3% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 7.9% 7.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 16.9% 16.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 5.5% 5.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 3.8% 3.8% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 6.2% 6.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 22.1% 22.1% 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% Framing Effect: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 22.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 15.9% Slippery Slope: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 1.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.0% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 1.9% Ad Hominem: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 0.8% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 5.2% False Dilemma: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst