Speaker summary
⁠66%2 analyzed articles/videos175.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Strauss results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 23% saturation with 71 hits. Analysis detected 717.483 faulty-reasoning hits from 175.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 13% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (23,267 of 28,364 speakers). This Matt Strauss is better (less manipulative) than 82.00% of the peer group.
Matt Strauss
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Speaker details
Total words: 175.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

18% percentile
025507510018.0% percentile
13.0% BS Score2 analyzed videos175.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 23.8%23.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 23.0%23.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 24.9%24.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 21.4%21.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 14.9%14.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 12.9%12.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.0%12.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 14.9%14.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 14.9%14.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 14.9%14.9%

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 12.9%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 24.9%, sitewide 8.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 23.0%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 14.9%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Speaker 12.0%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.1%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 4.8%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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