Speaker summary
⁠36%5 analyzed articles/videos262.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Benson results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 26.5% saturation with 121 hits. Analysis detected 547.629 faulty-reasoning hits from 262.667 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 10.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (24,637 of 28,364 speakers). This Scott Benson is better (less manipulative) than 86.90% of the peer group.
Scott Benson
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Speaker details
Total words: 262.667
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

13% percentile
025507510013.1% percentile
10.8% BS Score5 analyzed videos262.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 19.7%19.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 22.0%22.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.8%6.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 6.8%6.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 2.0%2.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.1%3.1%

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 26.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 22.0%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 19.7%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.8%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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