Speaker summary
⁠35%1 analyzed article/video350.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Library of Virginia results contain 4 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 50% saturation with 263 hits. Analysis detected 404.125 faulty-reasoning hits from 350.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 20.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (19,283 of 28,468 speakers). This Library of Virginia is better (less manipulative) than 67.70% of the peer group.
Library of Virginia
Speaker details
Total words: 350.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

32% percentile
025507510032.3% percentile
20.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos350.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 14.0%14.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 7.0%7.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos