Speaker summary
⁠49%1 analyzed article/video219.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Ferrel results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Anecdotal, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 39.3% saturation with 139 hits. Analysis detected 732.255 faulty-reasoning hits from 219.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (24,843 of 28,364 speakers). This Matt Ferrel is better (less manipulative) than 87.60% of the peer group.
Matt Ferrel
Speaker ranking list
Speaker details
Total words: 219.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

12% percentile
025507510012.4% percentile
10.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos219.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 39.3%39.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 13.0%13.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 18.5%18.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 14.7%14.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 13.0%13.0%No True ScotsmanSitewide 0.1%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 12.7%12.7%

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%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 39.3%, sitewide 0.8%Framing Effect: Speaker 26.0%, sitewide 26.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 18.5%, sitewide 6.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 4.6%No True Scotsman: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 0.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 0.2%Special Pleading: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 0.3%Bandwagon: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide rateSpeaker rate

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