Speaker summary
⁠50%1 analyzed article/video600 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bennett Gershman results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Special Pleading, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 20.2% saturation with 215 hits. Analysis detected 882.235 faulty-reasoning hits from 600 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (43,191 of 45,532 speakers). This Bennett Gershman is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group.
Bennett Gershman
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠6%Bennett Gershman (selected)7%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 600
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751005.1% percentile
6.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos600 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 6.8%6.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 14.2%14.2%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 20.2%20.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 8.8%8.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 7.7%7.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.3%3.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 20.2%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.2%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 4.6%Special Pleading: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 0.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Tu Quoque: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 0.2%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos