Speaker summary
66%5 analyzed articles/videos259.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Russ Vought results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Ad Hominem, and In-Group Bias, with Politically Right Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 84 hits. Analysis detected 947.849 faulty-reasoning hits from 259.333 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.2% and a BS Rank of 14% (24,387 of 28,364 speakers). This Russ Vought is better (less manipulative) than 86.00% of the peer group.
Russ Vought

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

14% percentile
025507510014.0% percentile
11.2% BS Score5 analyzed videos259.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 7.4%7.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 17.8%17.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 15.5%15.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 11.7%11.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 17.7%17.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 13.4%13.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.4%7.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.8%9.8%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Ad Hominem: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 17.8%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Speaker 17.7%, sitewide 6.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 15.9%Recency Bias: Speaker 15.5%, sitewide 2.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 13.4%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 0.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 0.4%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate