Speaker summary
⁠32%4 analyzed articles/videos403.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Todd Lyons results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Bandwagon, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 18.1% saturation with 123 hits. Analysis detected 525.619 faulty-reasoning hits from 403.667 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (27,408 of 28,364 speakers). This Todd Lyons is better (less manipulative) than 96.60% of the peer group.
Todd Lyons
Speaker details
Total words: 403.667
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.4% percentile
5.6% BS Score4 analyzed videos403.7 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 18.1%18.1%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 5.7%5.7%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 7.4%7.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 3.4%3.4%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 2.2%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Special Pleading: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 0.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos