Speaker summary
64% 7 analyzed articles/videos 114 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sky News results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Anecdotal , and Negativity Bias , with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 23.8% saturation with 56 hits . Analysis detected 496.172 faulty-reasoning hits from 114 analyzed words across 7 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 15.9% and a BS Rank of 25% (21,533 of 28,364 speakers). This Sky News is better (less manipulative) than 75.90% of the peer group. Sky News
Speaker details
Total words: 114
Content count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 24.1% percentile 15.9% BS Score7 analyzed videos114 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 23.8% 23.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 23.8% 23.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 22.6% 22.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 25.0% 25.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 31.2% 31.2% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 11.9% 11.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 11.9% 11.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 19.3% 19.3% Fundamental Attribution E… Sitewide 2.7% Speaker 11.9% 11.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 24.8% 24.8% 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% Negativity Bias: Speaker 31.2%, sitewide 19.2% Framing Effect: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 25.0%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.8%, sitewide 15.9% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 3.3% Anecdotal: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 19.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 7.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 0.8% Burden of Proof: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 0.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 2.7% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 5.3% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 2.7% Primacy Effect: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst