Speaker summary
57% 11 analyzed articles/videos 612.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brad Lander results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma , Appeal to Authority , and Slippery Slope , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 28.1% saturation with 186.202 hits . Analysis detected 838.435 faulty-reasoning hits from 612.333 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.7% and a BS Rank of 6% (42,473 of 45,123 speakers). This Brad Lander is better (less manipulative) than 94.10% of the peer group. Brad Lander
Speaker details
Total words: 612.333
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.9% percentile 6.7% BS Score11 analyzed videos612.3 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% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 28.1% 28.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 7.2% 7.2% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 11.1% 11.1% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 9.8% 9.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 2.7% 2.7% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Speaker 6.6% 6.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 7.4% 7.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 9.4% 9.4% 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% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 28.1%, sitewide 15.9% Framing Effect: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 19.2% False Dilemma: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 1.5% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 11.1% Slippery Slope: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 1.7% Optimism Bias: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 4.6% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Begging the Question: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 1.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst