Speaker summary
⁠39%1 analyzed article/video64 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Patrick McNicholas results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Burden of Proof as the most egregious example at 31.3% saturation with 30 hits. Analysis detected 148.875 faulty-reasoning hits from 64 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 20.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (19,075 of 28,364 speakers). This Patrick McNicholas is better (less manipulative) than 67.20% of the peer group.
Patrick McNicholas
Speaker details
Total words: 64
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

33% percentile
025507510032.8% percentile
20.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos64 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 24.0%24.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 13.5%13.5%

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%Burden of Proof: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 0.4%Optimism Bias: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.0%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of ProofSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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