Speaker summary
⁠52%2 analyzed articles/videos360.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Foster results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Hindsight Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Indoctrination, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.1% saturation with 79 hits. Analysis detected 565.789 faulty-reasoning hits from 360.667 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (25,379 of 28,364 speakers). This Paul Foster is better (less manipulative) than 89.50% of the peer group.
Paul Foster
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Speaker details
Total words: 360.667
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510010.5% percentile
9.6% BS Score2 analyzed videos360.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 4.1%4.1%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 22.1%22.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 18.3%18.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 8.8%8.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 4.1%4.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 6.8%6.8%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 22.1%, sitewide 1.4%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 19.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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