Speaker summary
64% 8 analyzed articles/videos 457.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kevin McGurn results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Framing Effect , and Self-Serving Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 27.1% saturation with 197 hits . Analysis detected 920.528 faulty-reasoning hits from 457.667 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 9.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (40,111 of 45,120 speakers). This Kevin McGurn is better (less manipulative) than 88.90% of the peer group. Kevin McGurn
Speaker details
Total words: 457.667
Article count: 8
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.1% percentile 9.3% BS Score8 analyzed videos457.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 36.1% 36.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 27.1% 27.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 15.9% 15.9% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 11.6% 11.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 2.8% 2.8% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 4.6% 4.6% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 5.0% 5.0% Circular Reasoning Sitewide 0.1% Speaker 3.9% 3.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 12.7% 12.7% 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% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 36.1%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Speaker 27.1%, sitewide 6.0% Framing Effect: Speaker 15.9%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 11.1% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 3.7% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 7.5% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anecdotal: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 0.0% Circular Reasoning: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 0.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Bandwagon: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst