Speaker summary
75% 3 analyzed articles/videos 126 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Nation results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Availability Heuristic , and Biased Writer Voice , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 50.7% saturation with 74 hits . Analysis detected 395.441 faulty-reasoning hits from 126 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 20.8% and a BS Rank of 33% (17,883 of 26,676 speakers). This The Nation is better (less manipulative) than 67.00% of the peer group. The Nation
Speaker details
Total words: 126
Article count: 3
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.0% percentile 20.8% BS Score3 analyzed videos126 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 50.7% 50.7% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 25.9% 25.9% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 21.9% 21.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 25.9% 25.9% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 19.0% 19.0% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 18.6% 18.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 21.9% 21.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 21.9% 21.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 18.6% 18.6% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 9.3% 9.3% 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 50.7%, sitewide 15.9% Framing Effect: Speaker 34.1%, sitewide 26.9% Begging the Question: Speaker 25.9%, sitewide 1.7% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 25.9%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 5.3% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 1.1% Negativity Bias: Speaker 17.7%, sitewide 19.2% Slippery Slope: Speaker 19.0%, sitewide 1.7% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 8.1% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst