Speaker summary
⁠51%2 analyzed articles/videos152.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Macworld results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 50% saturation with 147 hits. Analysis detected 549.625 faulty-reasoning hits from 152.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 21% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (18,683 of 28,196 speakers). This Macworld is better (less manipulative) than 66.30% of the peer group.
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Speaker details
Total words: 152.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

34% percentile
025507510033.7% percentile
21.0% BS Score2 analyzed videos152.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 50.0%50.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 39.3%39.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 31.3%31.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 17.7%17.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 10.9%10.9%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 5.4%5.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 12.2%12.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 10.9%10.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 50.0%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 39.3%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 31.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 17.7%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 12.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 6.0%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos