Speaker summary
63%2 analyzed articles/videos105 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dr. Alister Martin results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Status Quo Bias, Sunk Cost Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 42.4% saturation with 25 hits. Analysis detected 185 faulty-reasoning hits from 105 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 26.1% and a BS Rank of 43% (16,374 of 28,364 speakers). This Dr. Alister Martin is better (less manipulative) than 57.70% of the peer group.
Dr. Alister Martin
Speaker details
Total words: 105
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

42% percentile
025507510042.3% percentile
26.1% BS Score2 analyzed videos105 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Speaker 42.4%42.4%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 42.4%42.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 42.4%42.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 27.1%27.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 27.1%27.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 27.1%27.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Speaker 18.6%18.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 18.6%18.6%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 42.4%, sitewide 8.1%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 42.4%, sitewide 2.2%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 42.4%, sitewide 0.3%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 27.1%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 27.1%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 27.1%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 15.9%Loss Aversion: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 2.5%Optimism Bias: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 18.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos