Speaker summary
76% 9 analyzed articles/videos 527.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Percival results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 22.4% saturation with 176 hits . Analysis detected 1,318.81 faulty-reasoning hits from 527.333 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.4% and a BS Rank of 12% (38,603 of 43,503 speakers). This James Percival is better (less manipulative) than 88.70% of the peer group. James Percival
Speaker details
Total words: 527.333
Article count: 9
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.3% percentile 9.4% BS Score9 analyzed videos527.3 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 22.4% 22.4% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 15.3% 15.3% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 11.4% 11.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 12.7% 12.7% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 18.0% 18.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 6.0% 6.0% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 22.7% 22.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 11.6% 11.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 2.0% 2.0% 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 22.7%, sitewide 26.9% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 22.4%, sitewide 3.7% Negativity Bias: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 18.0%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 14.2%, sitewide 15.9% Begging the Question: Speaker 15.3%, sitewide 1.7% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 4.6% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 1.4% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 8.1% Indoctrination: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 0.0% In-Group Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 0.8% False Dilemma: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.5% Bandwagon: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 3.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 0.0% Ad Hominem: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.2% Recency Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 0.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst