Speaker summary
67%3 analyzed articles/videos220.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rodney Scott results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Self-Serving Bias, and False Dilemma, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 34.2% saturation with 122 hits. Analysis detected 679.824 faulty-reasoning hits from 220.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 13% and a BS Rank of 18% (22,039 of 26,780 speakers). This Rodney Scott is better (less manipulative) than 82.30% of the peer group.
Rodney Scott
Speaker details
Total words: 220.333
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

18% percentile
025507510017.7% percentile
13.0% BS Score3 analyzed videos220.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 37.0%37.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 34.2%34.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 19.1%19.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 15.6%15.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.7%8.7%

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 37.0%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 34.2%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 19.1%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 8.1%Primacy Effect: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 0.4%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 1.9%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 0.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Halo EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate