Speaker summary
59% 1 analyzed article/video 236.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rick Williams results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 36.8% saturation with 87.127 hits . Analysis detected 335.127 faulty-reasoning hits from 236.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.6% and a BS Rank of 13% (24,299 of 27,801 speakers). This Rick Williams is better (less manipulative) than 87.40% of the peer group. Rick Williams
Speaker details
Total words: 236.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 12.6% percentile 10.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos236.5 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 36.8% 36.8% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 11.7% 11.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 11.9% 11.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 10.0% 10.0% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 3.3% 3.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 5.8% 5.8% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 3.1% 3.1% 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 36.8%, sitewide 8.1% Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 15.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 0.8% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 3.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 1.1% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst