Speaker summary
59% 34 analyzed articles/videos 2,803.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Bessent results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.4% saturation with 446.527 hits . Analysis detected 5,118.462 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,803.333 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 1% (26,580 of 26,780 speakers). This Scott Bessent is better (less manipulative) than 99.30% of the peer group. Scott Bessent
Speaker details
Total words: 2,803.333
Article count: 34
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
1% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.7% percentile 3.1% BS Score34 analyzed videos2.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 3.6% 3.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 13.4% 13.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 13.4% 13.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 10.2% 10.2% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 1.8% 1.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 1.0% 1.0% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 4.5% 4.5% 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 13.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Speaker 13.4%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 3.3% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 3.7% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 1.4% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 1.9% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.1% Begging the Question: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.8% False Dilemma: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 1.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 3.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst