Speaker summary
⁠74%1 analyzed article/video177.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Akshay Kothari results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Begging the Question, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 41.7% saturation with 74.08 hits. Analysis detected 338.076 faulty-reasoning hits from 177.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 15.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (21,907 of 28,364 speakers). This Akshay Kothari is better (less manipulative) than 77.20% of the peer group.
Akshay Kothari
Speaker details
Total words: 177.5
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

23% percentile
025507510022.8% percentile
15.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos177.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 41.7%41.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 20.8%20.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 16.2%16.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 19.1%19.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 10.7%10.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.7%10.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 11.1%11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.2%4.2%

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%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 41.7%, sitewide 3.7%Framing Effect: Speaker 19.1%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 20.8%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Speaker 16.2%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 10.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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