Speaker summary
73%1 analyzed article/video52 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Potter results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Slippery Slope, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Pessimism Bias as the most egregious example at 61.5% saturation with 36 hits. Analysis detected 282.75 faulty-reasoning hits from 52 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 35.6% and a BS Rank of 55% (12,993 of 28,364 speakers). This Will Potter is worse (more manipulative) than 54.20% of the peer group.
Will Potter
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Speaker details
Total words: 52
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

54% percentile
025507510054.2% percentile
35.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos52 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 82.0%82.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 61.5%61.5%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 44.9%44.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 41.0%41.0%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Speaker 41.0%41.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 41.0%41.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 41.0%41.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 5.1%5.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 9.0%9.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 82.0%, sitewide 8.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 61.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Speaker 44.9%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 41.0%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Speaker 41.0%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 41.0%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 41.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 32.0%, sitewide 26.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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