Speaker summary
⁠75%2 analyzed articles/videos292.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lashunda Scales results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 26.2% saturation with 87.846 hits. Analysis detected 623.578 faulty-reasoning hits from 292.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠10% (38,520 of 42,587 speakers). This Lashunda Scales is better (less manipulative) than 90.40% of the peer group.
Lashunda Scales
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠10%Lashunda Scales (selected)9%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 292.333
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

10% percentile
02550751009.6% percentile
8.6% BS Score2 analyzed videos292.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 4.0%4.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 26.2%26.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 25.1%25.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.4%7.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Speaker 6.8%6.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 7.8%7.8%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 26.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 25.1%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 0.8%In-Group Bias: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 6.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 1.1%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.3%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos