Speaker summary
⁠41%3 analyzed articles/videos222.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rhett Larson results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Unattributed Quote, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 21.7% saturation with 88 hits. Analysis detected 367 faulty-reasoning hits from 222.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 9% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (39,034 of 43,674 speakers). This Rhett Larson is better (less manipulative) than 89.40% of the peer group.
Rhett Larson
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠11%Rhett Larson (selected)10%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 222.333
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510010.6% percentile
9.0% BS Score3 analyzed videos222.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 21.7%21.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 10.3%10.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 16.0%16.0%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 8.6%8.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 1.7%1.7%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 21.7%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 10.3%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 7.5%False Dilemma: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 1.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos