Speaker summary
⁠33%1 analyzed article/video211.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Carr results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Authority, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 29.2% saturation with 101 hits. Analysis detected 490 faulty-reasoning hits from 211.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (24,588 of 28,364 speakers). This Paul Carr is better (less manipulative) than 86.70% of the peer group.
Paul Carr
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Speaker details
Total words: 211.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

13% percentile
025507510013.3% percentile
10.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos211.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 29.2%29.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 14.4%14.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 16.8%16.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 10.7%10.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 14.4%14.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 3.8%3.8%

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%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 29.2%, sitewide 3.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.4%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 14.4%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos