Speaker summary
⁠51%6 analyzed articles/videos176.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These SFMTA results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 43.5% saturation with 104 hits. Analysis detected 394 faulty-reasoning hits from 176.5 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 15% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (33,962 of 44,768 speakers). This SFMTA is better (less manipulative) than 75.90% of the peer group.
SFMTA
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠25%SFMTA (selected)15%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 176.5
Article count: 6
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

24% percentile
025507510024.1% percentile
15.0% BS Score6 analyzed videos176.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 43.5%43.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 18.4%18.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 17.6%17.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 20.1%20.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 20.1%20.1%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 10.9%10.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 7.5%7.5%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 43.5%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 20.1%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 18.4%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 17.6%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 2.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos