Speaker summary
86% 1 analyzed article/video 777 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steven Heffernan results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 51.4% saturation with 399.6 hits . Analysis detected 1,490.728 faulty-reasoning hits from 777 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.1% and a BS Rank of 5% (40,569 of 42,607 speakers). This Steven Heffernan is better (less manipulative) than 95.20% of the peer group. Steven Heffernan
Speaker details
Total words: 777
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.8% percentile 6.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos777 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 51.4% 51.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 9.2% 9.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 1.1% 1.1% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 8.8% 8.8% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Speaker 7.1% 7.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 21.0% 21.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 6.1% 6.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 4.1% 4.1% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 51.4%, sitewide 3.7% Framing Effect: Speaker 21.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Ad Hominem: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 2.2% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% Straw Man: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 0.9% In-Group Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 4.6% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.9% False Dilemma: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Begging the Question: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.4% Bandwagon: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst