Speaker summary
49% 8 analyzed articles/videos 341.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bret Baier results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Appeal to Authority , and False Dilemma , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 21.7% saturation with 114 hits . Analysis detected 677.422 faulty-reasoning hits from 341.333 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of 10% (40,975 of 45,123 speakers). This Bret Baier is better (less manipulative) than 90.80% of the peer group. Bret Baier
Speaker details
Total words: 341.333
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.2% percentile 8.3% BS Score8 analyzed videos341.3 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 14.8% 14.8% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 5.9% 5.9% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 8.9% 8.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 10.1% 10.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 16.6% 16.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 21.7% 21.7% Red Herring Sitewide 0.7% Speaker 4.6% 4.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 1.5% 1.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 8.9% 8.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 4.2% 4.2% 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 21.7%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.6%, sitewide 11.1% False Dilemma: Speaker 14.8%, sitewide 1.5% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 4.6% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 6.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 8.9%, sitewide 3.3% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Red Herring: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.7% Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst