Speaker summary
⁠52%1 analyzed article/video306 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Andy Lapsa results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 19.4% saturation with 79 hits. Analysis detected 538 faulty-reasoning hits from 306 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠9% (25,843 of 28,364 speakers). This Andy Lapsa is better (less manipulative) than 91.10% of the peer group.
Andy Lapsa
Speaker details
Total words: 306
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

9% percentile
02550751008.9% percentile
8.8% BS Score1 analyzed videos306 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 19.4%19.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 6.9%6.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 9.3%9.3%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 9.3%9.3%

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%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 19.4%, sitewide 4.6%Halo Effect: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos