Speaker summary
97%5 analyzed articles/videos218 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dell results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Biased Writer Voice, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 36.7% saturation with 80 hits. Analysis detected 419 faulty-reasoning hits from 218 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 14.8% and a BS Rank of 22% (22,137 of 28,364 speakers). This Dell is better (less manipulative) than 78.00% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

22% percentile
025507510022.0% percentile
14.8% BS Score5 analyzed videos218 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 31.2%31.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 36.7%36.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 21.1%21.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 16.5%16.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 19.3%19.3%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Speaker 9.2%9.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 6.4%6.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 10.1%10.1%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 36.7%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 31.2%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 19.3%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 16.5%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 10.1%, sitewide 4.6%Primacy Effect: Speaker 9.2%, sitewide 0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate