Speaker summary
52% 4 analyzed articles/videos 384 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Marcus Plescia results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Halo Effect , and Optimism Bias , with Status Quo Bias as the most egregious example at 34.9% saturation with 184 hits . Analysis detected 585.059 faulty-reasoning hits from 384 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 12.5% and a BS Rank of 17% (23,538 of 28,364 speakers). This Marcus Plescia is better (less manipulative) than 83.00% of the peer group. Marcus Plescia
Speaker details
Total words: 384
Article count: 4
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
17% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 17.0% percentile 12.5% BS Score4 analyzed videos384 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 34.9% 34.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 23.6% 23.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 3.0% 3.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 10.8% 10.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 5.7% 5.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 17.5% 17.5% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 3.6% 3.6% 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% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 34.9%, sitewide 2.2% Halo Effect: Speaker 23.6%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 17.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Speaker 10.8%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.8% False Dilemma: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 1.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 6.9% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 8.1% Bandwagon: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst