Speaker summary
⁠50%1 analyzed article/video581 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Trevor Barnson results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 99 hits. Analysis detected 1,023.333 faulty-reasoning hits from 581 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (25,750 of 26,848 speakers). This Trevor Barnson is better (less manipulative) than 95.90% of the peer group.
Trevor Barnson
Speaker details
Total words: 581
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751004.1% percentile
6.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos581 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.3%3.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 12.9%12.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.2%4.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 11.6%11.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 6.7%6.7%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 8.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 4.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 2.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 1.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.6%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Middle Ground: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 0.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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