Speaker summary
63% 2 analyzed articles/videos 415 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bret Stephens results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Ad Hominem , with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 51.4% saturation with 241 hits . Analysis detected 616 faulty-reasoning hits from 415 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 14.6% and a BS Rank of 24% (34,080 of 44,429 speakers). This Bret Stephens is better (less manipulative) than 76.70% of the peer group. Bret Stephens
Speaker details
Total words: 415
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.3% percentile 14.6% BS Score2 analyzed videos415 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 51.4% 51.4% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 19.2% 19.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 19.2% 19.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Speaker 6.2% 6.2% Special Pleading Sitewide 0.3% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 4.9% 4.9% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 51.4%, sitewide 4.6% Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 19.2% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 19.2%, sitewide 8.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 19.2%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 1.1% Straw Man: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 0.9% Slippery Slope: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 1.7% Special Pleading: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst