Speaker summary
63%1 analyzed article/video208 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Neil Schwartz results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and False Dilemma, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 18.9% saturation with 59 hits. Analysis detected 507.5 faulty-reasoning hits from 208 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.6% and a BS Rank of 15% (38,744 of 45,144 speakers). This Neil Schwartz is better (less manipulative) than 85.80% of the peer group.
Neil Schwartz
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
0%Paul Heideman1%
0%The Brookings Institution1%
0%Conor Heffernan1%
0%Gen Jack Keane1%
0%Katy Longshore1%
15%Neil Schwartz (selected)11%
100%291 Brewhouse100%
100%21 Grams100%
100%2035 Initiative100%
100%1X representative100%
100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 208
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

14% percentile
025507510014.2% percentile
10.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos208 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 20.4%20.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.1%5.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 14.7%14.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 13.5%13.5%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Speaker 12.2%12.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 18.9%18.9%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 11.2%11.2%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 6.4%6.4%

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%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 20.4%, sitewide 3.3%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 18.9%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 15.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 0.8%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 0.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 2.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 0.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide rateSpeaker rate

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