Speaker summary
⁠78%3 analyzed articles/videos117.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Transportation Security Administration (TSA) results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Halo Effect, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 38.1% saturation with 75 hits. Analysis detected 531 faulty-reasoning hits from 117.5 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 24.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (17,050 of 28,364 speakers). This Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is better (less manipulative) than 60.10% of the peer group.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Speaker details
Total words: 117.5
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

40% percentile
025507510039.9% percentile
24.8% BS Score3 analyzed videos117.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 65.8%65.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 38.1%38.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 32.0%32.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 25.4%25.4%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 18.8%18.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 14.2%14.2%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 12.7%12.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Optimism Bias: Speaker 65.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 38.1%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 32.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 9.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 18.8%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 14.2%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 14.2%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos