Speaker summary
62% 24 analyzed articles/videos 664 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Atlantic results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 24.3% saturation with 314 hits . Analysis detected 1,721.197 faulty-reasoning hits from 664 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.4% and a BS Rank of 8% (41,672 of 44,955 speakers). This The Atlantic is better (less manipulative) than 92.70% of the peer group. The Atlantic
Speaker details
Total words: 664
Article count: 24
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.3% percentile 7.4% BS Score24 analyzed videos664 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Speaker 25.2% 25.2% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 24.3% 24.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 5.3% 5.3% Tu Quoque Sitewide 0.2% Speaker 9.5% 9.5% Hindsight Bias Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 10.4% 10.4% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 6.3% 6.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 3.6% 3.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Speaker 9.4% 9.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 22.8% 22.8% 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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 25.2%, sitewide 1.1% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 24.3%, sitewide 11.1% Negativity Bias: Speaker 22.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 15.9% Hindsight Bias: Speaker 10.4%, sitewide 1.4% Tu Quoque: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 0.2% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 6.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anecdotal: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 3.7% Begging the Question: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.5% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 0.8% Special Pleading: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 0.3% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst