Speaker summary
49% 2 analyzed articles/videos 240 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Friedman results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection , Ambiguity (Equivocation) , and Primacy Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 31.7% saturation with 156 hits . Analysis detected 870.428 faulty-reasoning hits from 240 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 14.6% and a BS Rank of 22% (22,243 of 28,364 speakers). This Paul Friedman is better (less manipulative) than 78.40% of the peer group. Paul Friedman
Speaker details
Total words: 240
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.6% percentile 14.6% BS Score2 analyzed videos240 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 21.3% 21.3% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 21.9% 21.9% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 7.1% 7.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 15.2% 15.2% Primacy Effect Sitewide 0.9% Speaker 14.0% 14.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 31.7% 31.7% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Speaker 13.5% 13.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 17.9% 17.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 11.6% 11.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% 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% Negativity Bias: Speaker 31.7%, sitewide 19.2% Framing Effect: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 26.9% Begging the Question: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 1.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 8.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 0.8% Primacy Effect: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 0.9% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 2.0% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 9.1% Ad Hominem: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst