Speaker summary
⁠43%1 analyzed article/video256 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dana Malkus results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Representativeness Heuristic, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 19.3% saturation with 57.009 hits. Analysis detected 450.355 faulty-reasoning hits from 256 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (26,531 of 28,364 speakers). This Dana Malkus is better (less manipulative) than 93.50% of the peer group.
Dana Malkus
Speaker details
Total words: 256
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

7% percentile
02550751006.5% percentile
7.5% BS Score1 analyzed videos256 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 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 19.3%19.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.9%3.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 8.3%8.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Middle GroundSitewide 0.1%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 8.5%8.5%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.7%6.7%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 19.3%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.1%, sitewide 8.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.0%Middle Ground: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 0.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Composition/Division: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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