Speaker summary
⁠81%1 analyzed article/video471 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thorgerdur Palsdottir results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 25.4% saturation with 119.587 hits. Analysis detected 967.426 faulty-reasoning hits from 471 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 9.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠10% (25,682 of 28,364 speakers). This Thorgerdur Palsdottir is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group.
Thorgerdur Palsdottir
Speaker details
Total words: 471
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

10% percentile
02550751009.5% percentile
9.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos471 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 20.2%20.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.9%4.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 20.6%20.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 16.5%16.5%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 20.6%, sitewide 8.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 20.2%, sitewide 0.8%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.5%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 13.4%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 7.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 4.6%Special Pleading: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 0.3%Bandwagon: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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