Speaker summary
58% 14 analyzed articles/videos 397.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These USGS results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Overconfidence Bias , and Pessimism Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 28.4% saturation with 145.066 hits . Analysis detected 1,153.067 faulty-reasoning hits from 397.667 analyzed words across 14 articles and videos, generating a BS Score of 8.8% and a BS Rank of 9% (25,839 of 28,364 speakers). This USGS is better (less manipulative) than 91.10% of the peer group. USGS
Speaker details
Total words: 397.667
Content count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.9% percentile 8.8% BS Score14 analyzed videos397.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 28.4% 28.4% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 17.7% 17.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 18.1% 18.1% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 10.4% 10.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 6.8% 6.8% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 9.1% 9.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Speaker 9.4% 9.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 5.3% 5.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 5.6% 5.6% 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 28.4%, sitewide 11.1% Framing Effect: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 18.5%, sitewide 19.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 4.6% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 17.7%, sitewide 1.9% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 15.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 4.0% False Dilemma: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 1.5% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 6.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 0.5% Anecdotal: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.0% Indoctrination: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 0.0% Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst