Speaker summary
88% 3 analyzed articles/videos 108 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shannon Watts results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , False Dilemma , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 73.9% saturation with 113 hits . Analysis detected 612.415 faulty-reasoning hits from 108 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 44.8% and a BS Rank of 62% (10,911 of 28,364 speakers). This Shannon Watts is worse (more manipulative) than 61.50% of the peer group. Shannon Watts
Speaker details
Total words: 108
Article count: 3
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
62% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 61.5% percentile 44.8% BS Score3 analyzed videos108 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Speaker 79.5% 79.5% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 58.9% 58.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 73.9% 73.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 70.4% 70.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 48.5% 48.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 46.5% 46.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 37.9% 37.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 26.1% 26.1% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 26.1% 26.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 9.8% 9.8% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% 80% 80% 100% 100% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 79.5%, sitewide 2.0% Negativity Bias: Speaker 73.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 70.4%, sitewide 15.9% False Dilemma: Speaker 58.9%, sitewide 1.5% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 48.5%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 46.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 37.9%, sitewide 7.5% Framing Effect: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Indoctrination: Speaker 26.1%, sitewide 0.0% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 26.1%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 1.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst