Speaker summary
⁠87%1 analyzed article/video158 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen A Smith results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Confirmation Bias, and Framing Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 70.9% saturation with 112 hits. Analysis detected 360 faulty-reasoning hits from 158 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 28.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (15,419 of 28,364 speakers). This Stephen A Smith is better (less manipulative) than 54.40% of the peer group.
Stephen A Smith
Speaker details
Total words: 158
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

46% percentile
025507510045.6% percentile
28.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos158 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 70.9%70.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 36.1%36.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 35.4%35.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 20.9%20.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 15.2%15.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 20.3%20.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 20.9%20.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 8.2%8.2%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 70.9%, sitewide 8.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 36.1%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 35.4%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 20.9%, sitewide 26.9%Straw Man: Speaker 20.9%, sitewide 0.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 20.3%, sitewide 9.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 3.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos