Speaker summary
⁠68%1 analyzed article/video199.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sharon Duncan-Brewster results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Circular Reasoning, and Self-Serving Bias, with False Dilemma as the most egregious example at 36.1% saturation with 65 hits. Analysis detected 407.205 faulty-reasoning hits from 199.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 12.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (23,670 of 28,364 speakers). This Sharon Duncan-Brewster is better (less manipulative) than 83.50% of the peer group.
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Speaker details
Total words: 199.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

17% percentile
025507510016.5% percentile
12.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos199.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 36.1%36.1%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 8.4%8.4%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 16.1%16.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 15.3%15.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 18.3%18.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 5.7%5.7%

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%False Dilemma: Speaker 36.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 0.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 7.5%Primacy Effect: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 15.9%, sitewide 15.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 15.3%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 0.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Middle Ground: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 0.1%False DilemmaSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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