Speaker summary
⁠70%3 analyzed articles/videos297.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Texas Tech results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, False Dilemma, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 62.8% saturation with 216.217 hits. Analysis detected 1,255.338 faulty-reasoning hits from 297.667 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 18.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠29% (20,298 of 28,364 speakers). This Texas Tech is better (less manipulative) than 71.60% of the peer group.
Texas Tech
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Speaker details
Total words: 297.667
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

28% percentile
025507510028.4% percentile
18.1% BS Score3 analyzed videos297.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 62.8%62.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 31.7%31.7%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 27.2%27.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 47.2%47.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 20.9%20.9%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 19.3%19.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 19.9%19.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 11.1%11.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 62.8%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 47.2%, sitewide 26.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 31.7%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Speaker 27.2%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 20.9%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 19.9%, sitewide 8.1%Special Pleading: Speaker 19.3%, sitewide 0.3%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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