Speaker summary
⁠80%1 analyzed article/video101.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nate Fernhoff results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Optimism Bias, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 50% saturation with 76 hits. Analysis detected 594.111 faulty-reasoning hits from 101.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 27.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠44% (15,957 of 28,364 speakers). This Nate Fernhoff is better (less manipulative) than 56.30% of the peer group.
Nate Fernhoff
Speaker details
Total words: 101.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

44% percentile
025507510043.7% percentile
27.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos101.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 70.6%70.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 50.9%50.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 39.5%39.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 30.3%30.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 19.7%19.7%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 19.7%19.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 15.8%15.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 14.5%14.5%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 15.8%15.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 70.6%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 50.9%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 39.5%, sitewide 26.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 39.5%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 30.3%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 19.7%, sitewide 0.8%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 19.7%, sitewide 8.1%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 19.7%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 1.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos