Speaker summary
⁠58%1 analyzed article/video106.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Laurent Ballesta results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Quote-first Misdirection, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 43.4% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 192.281 faulty-reasoning hits from 106.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 22.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (18,058 of 28,364 speakers). This Laurent Ballesta is better (less manipulative) than 63.70% of the peer group.
Laurent Ballesta
Speaker details
Total words: 106.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

36% percentile
025507510036.3% percentile
22.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos106.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 43.4%43.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 35.4%35.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 20.2%20.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 17.1%17.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 12.4%12.4%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 43.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 35.4%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 20.2%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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