Speaker summary
62% 2 analyzed articles/videos 264 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Kirchick results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Ad Hominem , and Appeal to Authority , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 72.2% saturation with 333 hits . Analysis detected 1,295.809 faulty-reasoning hits from 264 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 16.9% and a BS Rank of 29% (32,317 of 45,061 speakers). This James Kirchick is better (less manipulative) than 71.70% of the peer group. James Kirchick
Speaker details
Total words: 264
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.3% percentile 16.9% BS Score2 analyzed videos264 analyzed words
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0.0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 72.2% 72.2% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 31.9% 31.9% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 56.2% 56.2% Composition/Division Sitewide 0.2% Speaker 14.1% 14.1% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 11.9% 11.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 17.3% 17.3% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 10.2% 10.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 18.4% 18.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 11.9% 11.9% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Speaker 7.6% 7.6% 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% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 72.2%, sitewide 15.9% Framing Effect: Speaker 56.2%, sitewide 26.9% Ad Hominem: Speaker 31.9%, sitewide 2.2% Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.4%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 8.1% Composition/Division: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 0.2% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 7.5% Slippery Slope: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 1.7% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 5.3% False Dilemma: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 1.5% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 9.1% Straw Man: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 0.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 2.0% Genetic Fallacy: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.0% Indoctrination: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst