Speaker summary
⁠55%3 analyzed articles/videos152.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Niall Ferguson results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 44.4% saturation with 96 hits. Analysis detected 393.712 faulty-reasoning hits from 152.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 21.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (18,422 of 28,364 speakers). This Niall Ferguson is better (less manipulative) than 64.90% of the peer group.
Niall Ferguson
Speaker details
Total words: 152.333
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

35% percentile
025507510035.1% percentile
21.7% BS Score3 analyzed videos152.3 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 44.4%44.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 40.0%40.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 32.9%32.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.0%6.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 15.0%15.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 12.5%12.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 24.1%24.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 16.8%16.8%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 3.7%3.7%

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%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 44.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 40.0%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 32.9%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.1%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 15.0%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 3.3%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos