Speaker summary
⁠55%1 analyzed article/video172 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ryan McLaughlin results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Overconfidence Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 22.6% saturation with 69 hits. Analysis detected 508.609 faulty-reasoning hits from 172 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (24,731 of 28,364 speakers). This Ryan McLaughlin is better (less manipulative) than 87.20% of the peer group.
Ryan McLaughlin
Speaker details
Total words: 172
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

13% percentile
025507510012.8% percentile
10.7% BS Score1 analyzed videos172 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 21.1%21.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 21.3%21.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 22.6%22.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 20.0%20.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.3%5.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.5%9.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.9%4.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Optimism Bias: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 20.0%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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