Speaker summary
⁠35%5 analyzed articles/videos272.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shamann Walton results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Status Quo Bias, Circular Reasoning, and Appeal to Emotion, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 14.3% saturation with 72 hits. Analysis detected 445.442 faulty-reasoning hits from 272.667 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (26,839 of 28,364 speakers). This Shamann Walton is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group.
Shamann Walton

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751005.4% percentile
6.9% BS Score5 analyzed videos272.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.9%4.9%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Middle GroundSitewide 0.1%Speaker 5.2%5.2%

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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 2.2%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 0.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 6.9%Bandwagon: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 2.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Middle Ground: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 0.1%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos