Speaker summary
57% 2 analyzed articles/videos 201 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Olivia Wales results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Begging the Question , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 39.4% saturation with 121 hits . Analysis detected 532.307 faulty-reasoning hits from 201 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 21.5% and a BS Rank of 35% (18,506 of 28,364 speakers). This Olivia Wales is better (less manipulative) than 65.20% of the peer group. Olivia Wales
Speaker details
Total words: 201
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.8% percentile 21.5% BS Score2 analyzed videos201 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 42.1% 42.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 39.4% 39.4% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 29.7% 29.7% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 20.4% 20.4% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 9.1% 9.1% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 12.4% 12.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 25.4% 25.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 14.3% 14.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 14.9% 14.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 7.5% 7.5% 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% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 42.1%, sitewide 4.6% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 39.4%, sitewide 11.1% False Dilemma: Speaker 29.7%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 15.9% Begging the Question: Speaker 20.4%, sitewide 1.7% Halo Effect: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 0.0% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 7.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst