Speaker summary
56%9 analyzed articles/videos627.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rahm Emanuel results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Emotion, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 27.6% saturation with 194.187 hits. Analysis detected 1,583.784 faulty-reasoning hits from 627.333 analyzed words across 9 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 9.1% and a BS Rank of 10% (24,240 of 26,781 speakers). This Rahm Emanuel is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

10% percentile
02550751009.5% percentile
9.1% BS Score9 analyzed videos627.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 27.6%27.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 14.2%14.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 12.9%12.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 11.9%11.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 11.0%11.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 9.8%9.8%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.0%4.0%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 5.6%5.6%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 27.6%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 14.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 18.5%, sitewide 15.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 3.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 7.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 6.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 1.4%False Dilemma: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Middle Ground: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate