Speaker summary
⁠66%1 analyzed article/video105.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Paolini results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 60.1% saturation with 95 hits. Analysis detected 418.625 faulty-reasoning hits from 105.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 29% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (15,235 of 28,364 speakers). This Stephen Paolini is better (less manipulative) than 53.70% of the peer group.
Stephen Paolini
Speaker details
Total words: 105.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

46% percentile
025507510046.3% percentile
29.0% BS Score1 analyzed videos105.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 60.1%60.1%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 40.5%40.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 39.2%39.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 39.2%39.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 20.3%20.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 20.3%20.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 20.3%20.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 19.9%19.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 19.6%19.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 10.1%10.1%

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 60.1%, sitewide 8.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 40.5%, sitewide 3.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 39.2%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Speaker 39.2%, sitewide 6.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 20.3%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 20.3%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 20.3%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 19.9%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 19.6%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos