Speaker summary
⁠57%1 analyzed article/video118.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Downey results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 36% saturation with 64 hits. Analysis detected 272 faulty-reasoning hits from 118.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 13.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (21,073 of 26,155 speakers). This Paul Downey is better (less manipulative) than 80.60% of the peer group.
Paul Downey
Speaker details
Total words: 118.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

19% percentile
025507510019.4% percentile
13.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos118.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 36.0%36.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 24.7%24.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 16.9%16.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 20.2%20.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 5.6%5.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 5.6%5.6%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 3.4%3.4%

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%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 36.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 26.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 24.7%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 20.2%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 5.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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