Speaker summary
59% 6 analyzed articles/videos 162.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Wilson results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Self-Serving Bias , and Anecdotal , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 27.8% saturation with 90 hits . Analysis detected 433.482 faulty-reasoning hits from 162.667 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.7% and a BS Rank of 16% (24,076 of 28,364 speakers). This Wilson is better (less manipulative) than 84.90% of the peer group. Wilson
Speaker details
Total words: 162.667
Article count: 6
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.1% percentile 11.7% BS Score6 analyzed videos162.7 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% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 21.9% 21.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 27.8% 27.8% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 14.8% 14.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 13.6% 13.6% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 8.9% 8.9% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 8.9% 8.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 25.5% 25.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 11.2% 11.2% Representativeness Heuris… Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 5.6% 5.6% 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% Optimism Bias: Speaker 27.8%, sitewide 6.0% Negativity Bias: Speaker 25.5%, sitewide 19.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 21.9%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 15.9% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 3.7% Anecdotal: Speaker 13.6%, sitewide 5.2% Begging the Question: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 1.7% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 5.3% False Dilemma: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 1.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 0.8% Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% No True Scotsman: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst