Speaker summary
⁠66%2 analyzed articles/videos192.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bechtel results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Self-Serving Bias, and Halo Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 72.2% saturation with 151 hits. Analysis detected 440 faulty-reasoning hits from 192.5 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 17.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (30,890 of 43,768 speakers). This Bechtel is better (less manipulative) than 70.60% of the peer group.
Bechtel
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠30%Bechtel (selected)18%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 192.5
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

29% percentile
025507510029.4% percentile
17.5% BS Score2 analyzed videos192.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 72.3%72.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 31.1%31.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 25.4%25.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.8%4.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 12.4%12.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 10.5%10.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 11.0%11.0%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 72.3%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 31.1%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 25.4%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 12.4%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 11.1%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 0.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 10.5%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos