Speaker summary
⁠37%1 analyzed article/video61 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Long results contain 6 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Self-Serving Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 50% saturation with 44 hits. Analysis detected 131 faulty-reasoning hits from 61 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 24.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (17,055 of 28,364 speakers). This Scott Long is better (less manipulative) than 60.10% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 61
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

40% percentile
025507510039.9% percentile
24.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos61 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 31.8%31.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 28.4%28.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 17.1%17.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.8%6.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Anecdotal: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 31.8%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 28.4%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 17.1%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.8%AnecdotalSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos