Speaker summary
⁠70%1 analyzed article/video311.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thomas Sexton results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, False Dilemma, and Hindsight Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 36.6% saturation with 114.121 hits. Analysis detected 655.121 faulty-reasoning hits from 311.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠9% (25,851 of 28,364 speakers). This Thomas Sexton is better (less manipulative) than 91.10% of the peer group.
Thomas Sexton
Speaker details
Total words: 311.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

9% percentile
02550751008.9% percentile
8.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos311.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 36.6%36.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 18.3%18.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.2%4.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 8.3%8.3%

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%Optimism Bias: Speaker 36.6%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 18.7%, sitewide 19.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 18.3%, sitewide 1.5%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 4.6%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 3.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Special Pleading: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.3%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.3%Loss Aversion: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 2.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos