Speaker summary
⁠34%1 analyzed article/video221.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Don MacKenzie results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon, Confirmation Bias, and False Dilemma, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 23.7% saturation with 88 hits. Analysis detected 318.878 faulty-reasoning hits from 221.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 9.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (25,046 of 28,218 speakers). This Don MacKenzie is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.
Don MacKenzie
Speaker details
Total words: 221.333
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

11% percentile
025507510011.2% percentile
9.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos221.3 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 2.7%2.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 23.7%23.7%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 12.6%12.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 11.9%11.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 6.7%6.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 7.0%7.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 3.8%3.8%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 23.7%, sitewide 11.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 2.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 6.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos