Speaker summary
65%9 analyzed articles/videos168.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pew Research results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Recency Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 56.8% saturation with 179 hits. Analysis detected 616.203 faulty-reasoning hits from 168.667 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 21.2% and a BS Rank of 35% (18,693 of 28,364 speakers). This Pew Research is better (less manipulative) than 65.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

34% percentile
025507510034.1% percentile
21.2% BS Score9 analyzed videos168.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 56.8%56.8%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 33.0%33.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 26.8%26.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 25.3%25.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 14.4%14.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 27.3%27.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.6%8.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 8.9%8.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 10.5%10.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 56.8%, sitewide 11.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 33.0%, sitewide 1.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Speaker 14.4%, sitewide 26.9%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 26.8%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Speaker 25.3%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate