Speaker summary
⁠47%3 analyzed articles/videos146 analyzed words
BS Summary: These TSMC results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Primacy Effect, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 21.2% saturation with 57 hits. Analysis detected 319 faulty-reasoning hits from 146 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (23,979 of 28,364 speakers). This TSMC is better (less manipulative) than 84.50% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 146
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

16% percentile
025507510015.5% percentile
11.9% BS Score3 analyzed videos146 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 21.2%21.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 18.2%18.2%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 14.9%14.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 7.1%7.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 7.1%7.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 21.2%, sitewide 3.3%Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 18.2%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 3.7%Special Pleading: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 0.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos