Speaker summary
⁠28%1 analyzed article/video252 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kathleen Linder results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Nature, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 19.8% saturation with 84 hits. Analysis detected 297 faulty-reasoning hits from 252 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (26,413 of 28,364 speakers). This Kathleen Linder is better (less manipulative) than 93.10% of the peer group.
Kathleen Linder
Speaker details
Total words: 252
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

7% percentile
02550751006.9% percentile
7.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos252 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 19.8%19.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.0%4.0%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 5.7%5.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 3.8%3.8%

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%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos