Speaker summary
⁠69%1 analyzed article/video186.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rick Thoman results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Negativity Bias, and Pessimism Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 26.7% saturation with 80 hits. Analysis detected 501.108 faulty-reasoning hits from 186.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (20,820 of 28,364 speakers). This Rick Thoman is better (less manipulative) than 73.40% of the peer group.
Rick Thoman
Speaker ranking list
Speaker details
Total words: 186.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

27% percentile
025507510026.6% percentile
17.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos186.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 27.3%27.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 26.7%26.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 26.7%26.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 27.3%27.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 21.7%21.7%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 15.0%15.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.3%11.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 13.3%13.3%

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%Halo Effect: Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 26.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 26.7%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 21.7%, sitewide 1.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 15.0%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 9.1%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 0.2%Composition/Division: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 0.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.9%, sitewide 8.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 1.9%Halo EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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