Speaker summary
⁠73%1 analyzed article/video138.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Robert Walsh results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Status Quo Bias, and Begging the Question, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 65.9% saturation with 102.75 hits. Analysis detected 466.125 faulty-reasoning hits from 138.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 30.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (14,806 of 28,364 speakers). This Robert Walsh is better (less manipulative) than 52.20% of the peer group.
Robert Walsh
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Speaker details
Total words: 138.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

48% percentile
025507510047.8% percentile
30.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos138.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 65.9%65.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 48.3%48.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 37.5%37.5%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 31.7%31.7%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 18.8%18.8%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 13.0%13.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 18.8%18.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Optimism Bias: Speaker 65.9%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 48.3%, sitewide 8.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 37.5%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 31.7%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 15.9%Bandwagon: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 2.2%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 0.1%Primacy Effect: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 0.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 13.0%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

In R.I.⁠43%
BostonGlobe.com⁠29%By Edward Fitzpatrick⁠33% Dan McGowan⁠45%7/11/2026, 10:00:01 AM