Speaker summary
⁠48%3 analyzed articles/videos694.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thom Brodeur results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 24.3% saturation with 181.404 hits. Analysis detected 522.148 faulty-reasoning hits from 694.333 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (44,158 of 45,134 speakers). This Thom Brodeur is better (less manipulative) than 97.80% of the peer group.
Thom Brodeur
Speaker ranking list
PercentileSpeakerBS Score
⁠0%Paul Heideman1%
⁠0%The Brookings Institution1%
⁠0%Conor Heffernan1%
⁠0%Gen Jack Keane1%
⁠0%Katy Longshore1%
⁠3%Thom Brodeur (selected)5%
⁠100%291 Brewhouse100%
⁠100%21 Grams100%
⁠100%2035 Initiative100%
⁠100%1X representative100%
⁠100%1455 Storytelling Arts100%
Speaker details
Total words: 694.333
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751002.2% percentile
4.3% BS Score3 analyzed videos694.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 24.3%24.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.4%4.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 1.0%1.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 2.0%2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 2.7%2.7%

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%Framing Effect: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.3%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Special Pleading: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.3%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos