Speaker summary
57% 16 analyzed articles/videos 403 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Atlantic results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Negativity Bias , and Hindsight Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 23.7% saturation with 194 hits . Analysis detected 1,173.553 faulty-reasoning hits from 403 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.6% and a BS Rank of 15% (22,875 of 26,828 speakers). This The Atlantic is better (less manipulative) than 85.30% of the peer group. The Atlantic
Speaker details
Total words: 403
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.7% percentile 11.6% BS Score16 analyzed videos403 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 36.0% 36.0% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 10.0% 10.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 34.7% 34.7% Hindsight Bias Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 15.8% 15.8% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 14.3% 14.3% Tu Quoque Sitewide 0.2% Speaker 14.3% 14.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 23.7% 23.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 5.9% 5.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% 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% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 36.0%, sitewide 1.1% Negativity Bias: Speaker 34.7%, sitewide 19.2% Framing Effect: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 23.7%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Hindsight Bias: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 1.4% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 0.0% Tu Quoque: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 0.2% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 4.6% Begging the Question: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst