Speaker summary
⁠80%1 analyzed article/video127.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kevin Shenkman results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Quote-first Misdirection, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 76.2% saturation with 157 hits. Analysis detected 547.798 faulty-reasoning hits from 127.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 26.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (16,178 of 28,364 speakers). This Kevin Shenkman is better (less manipulative) than 57.00% of the peer group.
Kevin Shenkman
Speaker details
Total words: 127.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

43% percentile
025507510043.0% percentile
26.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos127.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 76.2%76.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 52.4%52.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 31.1%31.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 23.8%23.8%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 22.3%22.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.4%18.4%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 8.7%8.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 76.2%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 52.4%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 31.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 22.3%, sitewide 19.2%Straw Man: Speaker 22.3%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.4%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos