Speaker summary
⁠74%1 analyzed article/video710.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Pascal results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Overconfidence Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 24% saturation with 245 hits. Analysis detected 2,277.999 faulty-reasoning hits from 710.333 analyzed words across 1 video, generating a BS Score of 10.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (22,804 of 25,931 speakers). This Will Pascal is better (less manipulative) than 87.90% of the peer group.
Will Pascal
Speaker details
Total words: 710.333
Video count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

12% percentile
025507510012.1% percentile
10.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos710.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 26.2%26.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 24.0%24.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 20.1%20.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 21.9%21.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.4%23.4%

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 12.1%, sitewide 26.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 26.2%, sitewide 0.8%Halo Effect: Speaker 24.0%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 23.4%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 6.0%Primacy Effect: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 0.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 2.7%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 0.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Personal Incredulity: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 0.2%Bandwagon: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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