Speaker summary
72%14 analyzed articles/videos216.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Free Press results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Indoctrination, and Framing Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 86.6% saturation with 280.064 hits. Analysis detected 518.064 faulty-reasoning hits from 216.333 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 15.2% and a BS Rank of 23% (20,368 of 26,155 speakers). This The Free Press is better (less manipulative) than 77.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

22% percentile
025507510022.1% percentile
15.2% BS Score14 analyzed videos216.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 86.6%86.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 19.1%19.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 6.3%6.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 3.5%3.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 3.5%3.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 86.6%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 19.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 1.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate