Speaker summary
79%1 analyzed article/video89.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Peter Whoriskey results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Straw Man, Appeal to Authority, and Primacy Effect, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 52.2% saturation with 46.667 hits. Analysis detected 348.167 faulty-reasoning hits from 89.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 19.9% and a BS Rank of 32% (19,342 of 28,364 speakers). This Peter Whoriskey is better (less manipulative) than 68.20% of the peer group.
Peter Whoriskey
Speaker details
Total words: 89.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

32% percentile
025507510031.8% percentile
19.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos89.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 62.7%62.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 52.2%52.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 9.7%9.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Straw Man: Speaker 62.7%, sitewide 0.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 52.2%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 11.1%Primacy Effect: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 20.9%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.4%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 8.1%Loss Aversion: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 2.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 2.2%Straw ManSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos