Speaker summary
41% 26 analyzed articles/videos 357 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Intercept results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Unattributed Quote , and Availability Heuristic , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 27.1% saturation with 243 hits . Analysis detected 1,175.379 faulty-reasoning hits from 357 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of 8% (24,415 of 26,472 speakers). This The Intercept is better (less manipulative) than 92.20% of the peer group. The Intercept
Speaker details
Total words: 357
Article count: 26
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.8% percentile 8.3% BS Score26 analyzed videos357 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 3.9% 3.9% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 23.0% 23.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 27.1% 27.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 26.7% 26.7% Hindsight Bias Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 8.3% 8.3% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 4.8% 4.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 3.9% 3.9% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Speaker 6.1% 6.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 1.3% 1.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 3.9% 3.9% 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 27.1%, sitewide 11.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 26.7%, sitewide 19.2% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 23.0%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hindsight Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 1.4% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 2.0% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Recency Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 2.7% Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 0.4% False Dilemma: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Bandwagon: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst