Speaker summary
⁠81%2 analyzed articles/videos242.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nick Maddux results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Ad Hominem, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 43.3% saturation with 168 hits. Analysis detected 1,013.5 faulty-reasoning hits from 242.5 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 18% and a BS Rank of ⁠29% (20,332 of 28,364 speakers). This Nick Maddux is better (less manipulative) than 71.70% of the peer group.
Nick Maddux
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Speaker details
Total words: 242.5
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

28% percentile
025507510028.3% percentile
18.0% BS Score2 analyzed videos242.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 55.4%55.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 36.3%36.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 43.3%43.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 39.2%39.2%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 17.8%17.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 13.4%13.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Horn EffectSitewide 1.0%Speaker 12.1%12.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 14.4%14.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Ad Hominem: Speaker 55.4%, sitewide 2.2%Negativity Bias: Speaker 43.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 39.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 36.3%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 13.4%, sitewide 26.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Speaker 14.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 7.5%Horn Effect: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 1.0%Straw Man: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 0.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Ad HominemSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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