Speaker summary
⁠81%1 analyzed article/video76.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US Department of Health and Human Services results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Ad Hominem, and Burden of Proof, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 45.9% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 345.782 faulty-reasoning hits from 76.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 25.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (16,659 of 28,364 speakers). This US Department of Health and Human Services is better (less manipulative) than 58.70% of the peer group.
US Department of Health and Human Services
Speaker details
Total words: 76.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

41% percentile
025507510041.3% percentile
25.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos76.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 58.1%58.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 45.9%45.9%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 43.8%43.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 34.4%34.4%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 24.6%24.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 35.3%35.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 14.8%14.8%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 14.8%14.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Straw Man: Speaker 58.1%, sitewide 0.9%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 45.9%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Speaker 43.8%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 35.3%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 34.4%, sitewide 7.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 24.6%, sitewide 0.4%Negativity Bias: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 5.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.1%Begging the Question: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 1.7%Straw ManSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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