Speaker summary
53% 7 analyzed articles/videos 433.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kevin McGurn results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Self-Serving Bias , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 37.9% saturation with 228 hits . Analysis detected 786.137 faulty-reasoning hits from 433.5 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.8% and a BS Rank of 12% (25,225 of 28,364 speakers). This Kevin McGurn is better (less manipulative) than 88.90% of the peer group. Kevin McGurn
Speaker details
Total words: 433.5
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.1% percentile 9.8% BS Score7 analyzed videos433.5 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 37.9% 37.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 29.9% 29.9% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 6.0% 6.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 3.3% 3.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 9.3% 9.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 15.5% 15.5% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 3.4% 3.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 3.0% 3.0% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 4.5% 4.5% 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% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 37.9%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Speaker 29.9%, sitewide 6.0% Framing Effect: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 15.5%, sitewide 11.1% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 3.7% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 7.5% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 3.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst