Speaker summary
48%15 analyzed articles/videos631.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sony results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 14.4% saturation with 160 hits. Analysis detected 1,517.836 faulty-reasoning hits from 631.667 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.1% and a BS Rank of 5% (26,758 of 27,895 speakers). This Sony is better (less manipulative) than 95.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751004.1% percentile
6.1% BS Score15 analyzed videos631.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.2%4.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 12.2%12.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 13.2%13.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 7.8%7.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 4.4%4.4%

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 12.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 13.2%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 3.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 0.2%Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate