Speaker summary
71% 18 analyzed articles/videos 676.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ted Cruz results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with In-Group Bias as the most egregious example at 16% saturation with 126.853 hits . Analysis detected 1,578.668 faulty-reasoning hits from 676.667 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.6% and a BS Rank of 5% (24,936 of 26,155 speakers). This Ted Cruz is better (less manipulative) than 95.30% of the peer group. Ted Cruz
Speaker details
Total words: 676.667
Article count: 18
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.7% percentile 6.6% BS Score18 analyzed videos676.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 14.0% 14.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 7.2% 7.2% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 11.7% 11.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 16.0% 16.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 8.5% 8.5% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Speaker 6.8% 6.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 12.4% 12.4% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 5.2% 5.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 10.2% 10.2% 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% Framing Effect: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 15.9% In-Group Bias: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 6.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 14.0%, sitewide 1.4% Halo Effect: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 8.1% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 1.1% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 11.1% Anecdotal: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 9.1% Indoctrination: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.0% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.5%, sitewide 7.5% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 3.7% Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 6.0% Straw Man: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.9% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 5.3% Ad Hominem: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 4.6% Slippery Slope: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst