Speaker summary
⁠62%2 analyzed articles/videos178.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Westmoreland results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 49.3% saturation with 97.762 hits. Analysis detected 436.762 faulty-reasoning hits from 178.667 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (36,053 of 45,144 speakers). This Matt Westmoreland is better (less manipulative) than 79.90% of the peer group.
Matt Westmoreland
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠21%Matt Westmoreland (selected)14%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 178.667
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

20% percentile
025507510020.1% percentile
13.2% BS Score2 analyzed videos178.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 49.3%49.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 9.0%9.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.7%23.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 11.5%11.5%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 7.5%7.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Halo Effect: Speaker 49.3%, sitewide 6.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 23.7%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 11.5%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Halo EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos