Speaker summary
78% 8 analyzed articles/videos 259 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The New Republic results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Quote-first Misdirection , and Slippery Slope , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 26.6% saturation with 129 hits . Analysis detected 1,125.555 faulty-reasoning hits from 259 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 19.4% and a BS Rank of 31% (19,558 of 28,364 speakers). This The New Republic is better (less manipulative) than 69.00% of the peer group. The New Republic
Speaker details
Total words: 259
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.0% percentile 19.4% BS Score8 analyzed videos259 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 40.4% 40.4% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 36.8% 36.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 25.6% 25.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 27.5% 27.5% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 19.4% 19.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 32.9% 32.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 26.6% 26.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 12.2% 12.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 15.5% 15.5% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% 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% Slippery Slope: Speaker 40.4%, sitewide 1.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 36.8%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 32.9%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 27.5%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 26.6%, sitewide 11.1% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 25.6%, sitewide 1.1% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 19.4%, sitewide 1.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 15.5%, sitewide 5.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 0.5% Anecdotal: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 9.1% Burden of Proof: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.4% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 7.5% Ad Hominem: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst