Speaker summary
57% 1 analyzed article/video 700 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Charles Stross results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Negativity Bias , and Slippery Slope , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 32.6% saturation with 284 hits . Analysis detected 1,338.33 faulty-reasoning hits from 700 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.5% and a BS Rank of 10% (36,392 of 40,165 speakers). This Charles Stross is better (less manipulative) than 90.60% of the peer group. Charles Stross
Speaker details
Total words: 700
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.4% percentile 8.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos700 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 27.7% 27.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 32.6% 32.6% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 12.9% 12.9% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 10.0% 10.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 0.7% 0.7% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 7.0% 7.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 14.6% 14.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 12.3% 12.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 6.7% 6.7% 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% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 32.6%, sitewide 15.9% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 27.7%, sitewide 7.5% Framing Effect: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 14.6%, sitewide 19.2% Slippery Slope: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 1.7% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 8.1% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 2.2% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 5.3% Ad Hominem: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Speaker 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 3.7% Anecdotal: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 1.9% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 4.6% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 3.1% Straw Man: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.9% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.1% No True Scotsman: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 0.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst