Speaker summary
75%1 analyzed article/video170.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Randall G. Schriver results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Confirmation Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 38% saturation with 104 hits. Analysis detected 651.25 faulty-reasoning hits from 170.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 22.8% and a BS Rank of 37% (17,908 of 28,364 speakers). This Randall G. Schriver is better (less manipulative) than 63.10% of the peer group.
Randall G. Schriver
Speaker details
Total words: 170.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

37% percentile
025507510036.9% percentile
22.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos170.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 54.7%54.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 38.0%38.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 40.5%40.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 26.3%26.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 19.0%19.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 19.0%19.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 16.8%16.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 13.1%13.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 54.7%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 40.5%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 38.0%, sitewide 3.3%Framing Effect: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 26.3%, sitewide 6.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 6.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos