Speaker summary
⁠36%1 analyzed article/video91.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Norman Littell results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Begging the Question, and Loss Aversion, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 37.2% saturation with 51 hits. Analysis detected 232 faulty-reasoning hits from 91.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 24.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (17,320 of 28,364 speakers). This Norman Littell is better (less manipulative) than 61.10% of the peer group.
Norman Littell
Speaker details
Total words: 91.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

39% percentile
025507510038.9% percentile
24.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos91.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 37.2%37.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 20.4%20.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 20.4%20.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 37.2%37.2%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 20.4%20.4%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 16.8%16.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 16.8%16.8%

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 Emotion: Speaker 37.2%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 37.2%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 20.4%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 20.4%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 20.4%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 11.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos