Speaker summary
67% 11 analyzed articles/videos 272 analyzed words
BS Summary: These White House spokesperson results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias , Ambiguity (Equivocation) , and Appeal to Authority , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 45.9% saturation with 178 hits . Analysis detected 962.9 faulty-reasoning hits from 272 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 18% and a BS Rank of 29% (20,319 of 28,364 speakers). This White House spokesperson is better (less manipulative) than 71.60% of the peer group. White House spokesperson
Speaker details
Total words: 272
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.4% percentile 18.0% BS Score11 analyzed videos272 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 45.9% 45.9% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 41.2% 41.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 29.1% 29.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 34.9% 34.9% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 17.5% 17.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 20.8% 20.8% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 11.7% 11.7% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 8.3% 8.3% 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% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 45.9%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 41.2%, sitewide 3.7% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 34.9%, sitewide 11.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 29.1%, sitewide 0.8% In-Group Bias: Speaker 20.8%, sitewide 6.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 19.2% Ad Hominem: Speaker 17.5%, sitewide 2.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 15.9% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 7.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 0.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 1.4% Optimism Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 4.6% Halo Effect: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 6.7% Begging the Question: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 1.7% Tu Quoque: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.2% Unattributed Quote Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst