Speaker summary
⁠86%1 analyzed article/video128 analyzed words
BS Summary: These VanDiver results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 52.3% saturation with 67 hits. Analysis detected 325 faulty-reasoning hits from 128 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 25.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (16,671 of 28,364 speakers). This VanDiver is better (less manipulative) than 58.80% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 128
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

41% percentile
025507510041.2% percentile
25.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos128 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 52.3%52.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 43.0%43.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 29.7%29.7%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 21.9%21.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 17.2%17.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 52.3%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 43.0%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 29.7%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 17.2%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 11.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 0.4%Ad Hominem: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 3.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos