Speaker summary
⁠70%1 analyzed article/video172 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Wilfred McClay results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Halo Effect, and Primacy Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 51.7% saturation with 100.125 hits. Analysis detected 436.875 faulty-reasoning hits from 172 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 20.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (19,071 of 28,364 speakers). This Wilfred McClay is better (less manipulative) than 67.20% of the peer group.
Wilfred McClay
Speaker details
Total words: 172
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

33% percentile
025507510032.8% percentile
20.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos172 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 51.7%51.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 41.9%41.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 21.7%21.7%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 20.9%20.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 30.8%30.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 10.8%10.8%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 6.6%6.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 51.7%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 41.9%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 30.8%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 26.9%Indoctrination: Speaker 21.7%, sitewide 0.0%Primacy Effect: Speaker 20.9%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 1.7%Slippery Slope: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

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