Speaker summary
⁠76%1 analyzed article/video136.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brian Matthews results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Optimism Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 58.2% saturation with 131 hits. Analysis detected 476.796 faulty-reasoning hits from 136.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 28.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (15,354 of 28,364 speakers). This Brian Matthews is better (less manipulative) than 54.10% of the peer group.
Brian Matthews
Speaker details
Total words: 136.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

46% percentile
025507510045.9% percentile
28.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos136.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 63.3%63.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 58.2%58.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 48.2%48.2%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 16.9%16.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 23.1%23.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 18.7%18.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 6.2%6.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 15.6%15.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 7.6%7.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 63.3%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 58.2%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 48.2%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 23.1%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 18.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 16.9%, sitewide 0.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 15.6%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.6%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos