Speaker summary
77% 1 analyzed article/video 250.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Marquis Sykes results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Halo Effect , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 26.9% saturation with 90 hits . Analysis detected 408.625 faulty-reasoning hits from 250.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.1% and a BS Rank of 12% (25,066 of 28,364 speakers). This Marquis Sykes is better (less manipulative) than 88.40% of the peer group. Marquis Sykes
Speaker details
Total words: 250.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.6% percentile 10.1% BS Score1 analyzed videos250.5 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% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 26.9% 26.9% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Speaker 14.5% 14.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 9.4% 9.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 8.7% 8.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 13.5% 13.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 3.3% 3.3% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 6.9% 6.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 9.6% 9.6% Fundamental Attribution E… Sitewide 2.7% Speaker 6.3% 6.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 3.0% 3.0% 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% Anecdotal: Speaker 26.9%, sitewide 5.2% Negativity Bias: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 19.2% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 14.5%, sitewide 3.7% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Speaker 13.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 8.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 0.5% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.5%, sitewide 6.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 6.9%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 6.3%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst