Speaker summary
⁠81%1 analyzed article/video201.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cathy Meister results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 62.1% saturation with 144.081 hits. Analysis detected 787.706 faulty-reasoning hits from 201.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 27.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (15,619 of 28,364 speakers). This Cathy Meister is better (less manipulative) than 55.10% of the peer group.
Cathy Meister
Speaker details
Total words: 201.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

45% percentile
025507510044.9% percentile
27.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos201.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 62.1%62.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 37.7%37.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 45.9%45.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 34.9%34.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 32.0%32.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 21.1%21.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 20.4%20.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 22.6%22.6%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 12.7%12.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 62.1%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 45.9%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 37.7%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 34.9%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 32.0%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 8.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 20.4%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 6.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 2.7%Anecdotal: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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