Speaker summary
56% 1 analyzed article/video 313 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mark McCloskey results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal , Appeal to Emotion , and Negativity Bias , with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 37.9% saturation with 143.233 hits . Analysis detected 522.844 faulty-reasoning hits from 313 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.9% and a BS Rank of 8% (26,319 of 28,364 speakers). This Mark McCloskey is better (less manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group. Mark McCloskey
Speaker details
Total words: 313
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.2% percentile 7.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos313 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 37.9% 37.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Speaker 17.5% 17.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 7.8% 7.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 12.9% 12.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 0.9% 0.9% Sunk Cost Effect Sitewide 0.3% Speaker 5.6% 5.6% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 5.6% 5.6% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 8.4% 8.4% 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% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 37.9%, sitewide 3.7% Negativity Bias: Speaker 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 17.5%, sitewide 4.0% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 7.8%, sitewide 15.9% Anecdotal: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Speaker 8.4%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Speaker 4.9%, sitewide 6.7% Burden of Proof: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 0.4% Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 0.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 1.1% Indoctrination: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 0.0% Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.6% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst