Speaker summary
32% 12 analyzed articles/videos 459.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Waymo results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias , Ambiguity (Equivocation) , and Status Quo Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 16% saturation with 140 hits . Analysis detected 956.143 faulty-reasoning hits from 459.667 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.4% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,493 of 28,364 speakers). This Waymo is better (less manipulative) than 96.90% of the peer group. Waymo
Speaker details
Total words: 459.667
Article count: 12
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.1% percentile 5.4% BS Score12 analyzed videos459.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 2.8% 2.8% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 15.6% 15.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 9.9% 9.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 1.5% 1.5% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 7.8% 7.8% Actor-Observer Bias Sitewide 0.6% Speaker 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 16.0% 16.0% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 4.9% 4.9% Hindsight Bias Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 4.8% 4.8% 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% Framing Effect: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 0.8% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 2.2% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 0.6% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 5.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 0.5% Hindsight Bias: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Burden of Proof: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.4% Special Pleading: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.3% Appeal to Nature: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 0.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 61% 7/18/2026, 11:44:28 AM