Speaker summary
⁠50%1 analyzed article/video1,581.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scot More results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Optimism Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 289 hits. Analysis detected 1,704.291 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,581.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠1% (28,120 of 28,364 speakers). This Scot More is better (less manipulative) than 99.10% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 1,581.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

1% percentile
02550751000.9% percentile
3.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos1.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 13.7%13.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 3.2%3.2%

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%Negativity Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 13.7%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos