Speaker summary
⁠54%2 analyzed articles/videos747 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richard Holden results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Optimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 18% saturation with 188 hits. Analysis detected 1,533.587 faulty-reasoning hits from 747 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (27,369 of 28,364 speakers). This Richard Holden is better (less manipulative) than 96.50% of the peer group.
Richard Holden
Speaker details
Total words: 747
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751003.5% percentile
5.7% BS Score2 analyzed videos747 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 10.7%10.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 16.2%16.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 11.9%11.9%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 1.4%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 4.6%Slippery Slope: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 2.5%Middle Ground: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.1%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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