Speaker summary
⁠85%1 analyzed article/video1,632 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Quinlan results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 33.6% saturation with 549 hits. Analysis detected 3,632 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,632 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (26,157 of 28,364 speakers). This Quinlan is better (less manipulative) than 92.20% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 1,632
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

8% percentile
02550751007.8% percentile
8.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos1.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 33.6%33.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 29.6%29.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 29.4%29.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 16.9%16.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.5%6.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 16.0%16.0%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 0.2%0.2%

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%Optimism Bias: Speaker 33.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 29.6%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 29.4%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 26.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 0.8%Halo Effect: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Composition/Division: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 0.2%In-Group Bias: Speaker 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos