Speaker summary
⁠55%2 analyzed articles/videos150.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Todd Pickard results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, False Dilemma, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 38.9% saturation with 109 hits. Analysis detected 378.144 faulty-reasoning hits from 150.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 16.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠26% (21,144 of 28,364 speakers). This Todd Pickard is better (less manipulative) than 74.50% of the peer group.
Todd Pickard
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Speaker details
Total words: 150.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

26% percentile
025507510025.5% percentile
16.5% BS Score2 analyzed videos150.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 38.9%38.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 22.3%22.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 16.8%16.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 13.9%13.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 8.9%8.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 16.1%16.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 13.9%13.9%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 38.9%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 22.3%, sitewide 1.5%Negativity Bias: Speaker 16.1%, sitewide 19.2%Straw Man: Speaker 16.8%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos