Speaker summary
⁠69%3 analyzed articles/videos143.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These McGregor Scott results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Framing Effect, and Genetic Fallacy, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 44.3% saturation with 62 hits. Analysis detected 463 faulty-reasoning hits from 143.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 27.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (15,809 of 28,364 speakers). This McGregor Scott is better (less manipulative) than 55.70% of the peer group.
McGregor Scott
Speaker details
Total words: 143.333
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

44% percentile
025507510044.3% percentile
27.5% BS Score3 analyzed videos143.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Genetic FallacySitewide 1.4%Speaker 37.5%37.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 39.3%39.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 44.3%44.3%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 33.1%33.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 22.9%22.9%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 22.9%22.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 16.4%16.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 16.4%16.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 37.5%37.5%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 44.3%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 39.3%, sitewide 3.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 37.5%, sitewide 26.9%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 37.5%, sitewide 1.4%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 33.1%, sitewide 1.4%Ad Hominem: Speaker 22.9%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 22.9%, sitewide 1.7%Negativity Bias: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos