Speaker summary
48% 9 analyzed articles/videos 250 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Economist results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Hasty Generalization , and Recency Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 47.4% saturation with 174 hits . Analysis detected 499.835 faulty-reasoning hits from 250 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 14.8% and a BS Rank of 22% (22,119 of 28,364 speakers). This The Economist is better (less manipulative) than 78.00% of the peer group. The Economist
Speaker details
Total words: 250
Article count: 9
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22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.0% percentile 14.8% BS Score9 analyzed videos250 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 47.4% 47.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 21.0% 21.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 20.6% 20.6% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 12.3% 12.3% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Speaker 13.1% 13.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 12.3% 12.3% Red Herring Sitewide 0.7% Speaker 6.0% 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 4.6% 4.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 6.7% 6.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 4.0% 4.0% 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% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 47.4%, sitewide 11.1% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 21.0%, sitewide 1.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 20.6%, sitewide 8.1% Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 19.2% Recency Bias: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 0.0% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 9.1% Red Herring: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 0.7% Anecdotal: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 5.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst