Speaker summary
⁠79%1 analyzed article/video246.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Robert Stone results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Hindsight Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 26.5% saturation with 109 hits. Analysis detected 722.743 faulty-reasoning hits from 246.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (24,867 of 28,364 speakers). This Robert Stone is better (less manipulative) than 87.70% of the peer group.
Robert Stone
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Speaker details
Total words: 246.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

12% percentile
025507510012.3% percentile
10.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos246.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 34.3%34.3%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 16.6%16.6%Middle GroundSitewide 0.1%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 14.8%14.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 5.1%5.1%

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%Optimism Bias: Speaker 34.3%, sitewide 6.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 26.5%, sitewide 26.9%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 16.3%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 5.2%Middle Ground: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 0.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 1.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 1.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 0.5%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 0.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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