Speaker summary
66% 6 analyzed articles/videos 1,007 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matthew Whitaker results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Begging the Question as the most egregious example at 25.7% saturation with 217 hits . Analysis detected 1,786.277 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,007 analyzed words across 6 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 7.3% and a BS Rank of 7% (26,643 of 28,364 speakers). This Matthew Whitaker is better (less manipulative) than 93.90% of the peer group. Matthew Whitaker
Speaker details
Total words: 1,007
Content count: 6
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.1% percentile 7.3% BS Score6 analyzed videos1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 25.7% 25.7% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 9.2% 9.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 17.1% 17.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 11.0% 11.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 12.7% 12.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 10.6% 10.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 12.9% 12.9% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 9.0% 9.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 3.8% 3.8% 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 9.2%, sitewide 26.9% Begging the Question: Speaker 25.7%, sitewide 1.7% Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 19.2% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 15.9% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 7.5% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 4.6% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 11.1% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 3.7% Halo Effect: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 6.7% In-Group Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.9% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.7% Hindsight Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 1.5% Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.6% Burden of Proof: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 0.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst