Speaker summary
⁠48%1 analyzed article/video116 analyzed words
BS Summary: These VTA results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Fundamental Attribution Error, Special Pleading, and Appeal to Authority, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 69.1% saturation with 134 hits. Analysis detected 342 faulty-reasoning hits from 116 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (20,898 of 28,364 speakers). This VTA is better (less manipulative) than 73.70% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 116
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

26% percentile
025507510026.3% percentile
17.0% BS Score1 analyzed videos116 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 69.1%69.1%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 18.0%18.0%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 5.2%5.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 10.3%10.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 12.4%12.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 69.1%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 2.7%Special Pleading: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 0.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 11.1%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos