Speaker summary
⁠82%1 analyzed article/video183 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mitch McConnell of Kentucky results contain 6 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Unattributed Quote, and Availability Heuristic, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 25.1% saturation with 46 hits. Analysis detected 192 faulty-reasoning hits from 183 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (20,611 of 28,364 speakers). This Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is better (less manipulative) than 72.70% of the peer group.
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Speaker details
Total words: 183
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

27% percentile
025507510027.3% percentile
17.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos183 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 22.9%22.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 25.1%25.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 22.9%22.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 15.8%15.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 12.6%12.6%

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%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 25.1%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 22.9%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 22.9%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos