Speaker summary
⁠39%1 analyzed article/video203.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ken Blackburn results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, False Dilemma, and Pessimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 46 hits. Analysis detected 243.63 faulty-reasoning hits from 203.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (43,144 of 44,787 speakers). This Ken Blackburn is better (less manipulative) than 96.30% of the peer group.
Ken Blackburn
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠4%Ken Blackburn (selected)6%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 203.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751003.7% percentile
5.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos203.3 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 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.0%3.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 13.9%13.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 7.3%7.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.5%1.5%No True ScotsmanSitewide 0.1%Speaker 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 5.5%5.5%

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%Negativity Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 8.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 3.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 1.9%In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%No True Scotsman: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.1%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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