Speaker summary
⁠86%1 analyzed article/video44 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Townhall LIVE results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, In-Group Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 100% saturation with 44 hits. Analysis detected 242 faulty-reasoning hits from 44 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 68.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠79% (5,986 of 28,364 speakers). This Townhall LIVE is worse (more manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
Townhall LIVE
Speaker details
Total words: 44
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

79% percentile
025507510078.9% percentile
68.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos44 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–125%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%120%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 100.0%100.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 100.0%100.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 100.0%100.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 50.0%50.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%120%120%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 100.0%, sitewide 6.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos