Speaker summary
⁠67%3 analyzed articles/videos232.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Ford results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including In-Group Bias, Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 46.5% saturation with 118.582 hits. Analysis detected 699.316 faulty-reasoning hits from 232.667 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 14.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (22,317 of 28,364 speakers). This Matt Ford is better (less manipulative) than 78.70% of the peer group.
Matt Ford
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Speaker details
Total words: 232.667
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

21% percentile
025507510021.3% percentile
14.5% BS Score3 analyzed videos232.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 46.5%46.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 26.4%26.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 16.6%16.6%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 19.8%19.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 16.0%16.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 11.5%11.5%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 46.5%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 26.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 26.4%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 7.5%Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 19.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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