Speaker summary
⁠83%1 analyzed article/video2,011 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 30.9% saturation with 622 hits. Analysis detected 3,841 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,011 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (26,120 of 28,364 speakers). This Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) is better (less manipulative) than 92.10% of the peer group.
Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.)
Speaker details
Total words: 2,011
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

8% percentile
02550751007.9% percentile
8.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 30.9%30.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 21.8%21.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 16.0%16.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.0%6.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 14.0%14.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.3%18.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 14.7%14.7%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 6.2%6.2%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 30.9%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 21.8%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Middle Ground: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 1.1%Straw Man: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.9%Composition/Division: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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