Speaker summary
60%1 analyzed article/video35 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shaq results contain 4 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and False Dilemma, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 72.7% saturation with 40 hits. Analysis detected 100 faulty-reasoning hits from 35 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 45.5% and a BS Rank of 62% (10,300 of 26,830 speakers). This Shaq is worse (more manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 35
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

62% percentile
025507510061.6% percentile
45.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos35 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 72.7%72.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 54.5%54.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 27.3%27.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 27.3%27.3%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 72.7%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 54.5%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Speaker 27.3%, sitewide 1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos