Speaker summary
65% 1 analyzed article/video 464.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mark Heck results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 20.7% saturation with 96.32 hits . Analysis detected 772.824 faulty-reasoning hits from 464.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (26,916 of 28,200 speakers). This Mark Heck is better (less manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group. Mark Heck
Speaker details
Total words: 464.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.6% percentile 6.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos464.5 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% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 9.2% 9.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 20.7% 20.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 11.0% 11.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 3.0% 3.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 2.2% 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Speaker 6.7% 6.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 0.9% 0.9% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 7.5% 7.5% Fundamental Attribution E… Sitewide 2.7% Speaker 7.5% 7.5% 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 9.2%, sitewide 26.9% Optimism Bias: Speaker 20.7%, sitewide 6.0% Negativity Bias: Speaker 11.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.9%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 8.1% Begging the Question: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 1.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 2.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 7.3%, sitewide 3.3% Halo Effect: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 0.8% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 3.7% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 4.6% Slippery Slope: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.7% Indoctrination: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% False Dilemma: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst