Speaker summary
44%2 analyzed articles/videos426.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tim Johnson results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and False Dilemma, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 21.4% saturation with 99.279 hits. Analysis detected 823.224 faulty-reasoning hits from 426.333 analyzed words across 2 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 6.6% and a BS Rank of 5% (26,972 of 28,364 speakers). This Tim Johnson is better (less manipulative) than 95.10% of the peer group.
Tim Johnson
Speaker details
Total words: 426.333
Content count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751004.9% percentile
6.6% BS Score2 analyzed videos426.3 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 6.1%6.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 9.8%9.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 10.1%10.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 10.2%10.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.1%4.1%

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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 1.5%Straw Man: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 0.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 2.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 4.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Special Pleading: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.3%Tu Quoque: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.2%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate