Speaker summary
48% 1 analyzed article/video 58.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Fox results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Confirmation Bias , and Personal Incredulity , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 47.9% saturation with 34 hits . Analysis detected 155.587 faulty-reasoning hits from 58.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 24.8% and a BS Rank of 40% (17,044 of 28,364 speakers). This Stephen Fox is better (less manipulative) than 60.10% of the peer group. Stephen Fox
Speaker details
Total words: 58.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.9% percentile 24.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos58.3 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 47.9% 47.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 45.1% 45.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 47.9% 47.9% Personal Incredulity Sitewide 0.2% Speaker 26.8% 26.8% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 18.3% 18.3% Hindsight Bias Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 9.6% 9.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 7.0% 7.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 14.0% 14.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 7.0% 7.0% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Anecdotal: Speaker 47.9%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 47.9%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 45.1%, sitewide 7.5% Personal Incredulity: Speaker 26.8%, sitewide 0.2% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 1.9% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 8.1% Hindsight Bias: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 0.8% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anecdotal Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst