Speaker summary
66% 1 analyzed article/video 69.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pat Fahy results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 59.6% saturation with 62 hits . Analysis detected 291 faulty-reasoning hits from 69.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 35.8% and a BS Rank of 57% (19,486 of 45,122 speakers). This Pat Fahy is worse (more manipulative) than 56.80% of the peer group. Pat Fahy
Speaker details
Total words: 69.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
57% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 56.8% percentile 35.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos69.3 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 72.1% 72.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 59.6% 59.6% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 29.8% 29.8% Sunk Cost Effect Sitewide 0.3% Speaker 29.8% 29.8% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 29.8% 29.8% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Speaker 29.8% 29.8% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 29.8% 29.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 29.8% 29.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 11.5% 11.5% 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% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 72.1%, sitewide 3.7% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 59.6%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 3.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 0.0% Slippery Slope: Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 1.7% Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 29.8%, sitewide 0.3% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 7.5% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst