Speaker summary
42%8 analyzed articles/videos132.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Burden of Proof, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 46.2% saturation with 134 hits. Analysis detected 586 faulty-reasoning hits from 132.667 analyzed words across 8 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 15.5% and a BS Rank of 24% (21,731 of 28,364 speakers). This US is better (less manipulative) than 76.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

23% percentile
025507510023.4% percentile
15.5% BS Score8 analyzed videos132.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 46.2%46.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 21.0%21.0%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 17.2%17.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 16.9%16.9%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 15.9%15.9%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 22.8%22.8%

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 Authority: Speaker 46.2%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 22.8%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 21.0%, sitewide 3.3%Burden of Proof: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 0.4%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 15.9%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 8.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate