Speaker summary
77%7 analyzed articles/videos308.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steven Spielberg results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Confirmation Bias, and Burden of Proof, with Quote-first Misdirection as the most egregious example at 32.5% saturation with 90 hits. Analysis detected 794.857 faulty-reasoning hits from 308.333 analyzed words across 7 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 12% and a BS Rank of 16% (23,858 of 28,364 speakers). This Steven Spielberg is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group.
Steven Spielberg
Speaker details
Total words: 308.333
Content count: 7
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

16% percentile
025507510015.9% percentile
12.0% BS Score7 analyzed videos308.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 32.5%32.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 19.0%19.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 29.2%29.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 18.9%18.9%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 16.6%16.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 21.2%21.2%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.4%6.4%

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%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 32.5%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 29.2%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 21.2%, sitewide 7.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 18.4%, sitewide 9.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 4.6%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 6.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 1.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide rateSpeaker rate