Speaker summary
52% 5 analyzed articles/videos 396 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maureen Coffey results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Authority , with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 57 hits . Analysis detected 427.722 faulty-reasoning hits from 396 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of 2% (27,846 of 28,364 speakers). This Maureen Coffey is better (less manipulative) than 98.20% of the peer group. Maureen Coffey
Speaker details
Total words: 396
Article count: 5
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.8% percentile 4.4% BS Score5 analyzed videos396 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 7.5% 7.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 5.0% 5.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Speaker 12.6% 12.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Speaker 9.9% 9.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 2.4% 2.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Speaker 5.0% 5.0% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Speaker 3.5% 3.5% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Speaker 2.6% 2.6% 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% Framing Effect: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Halo Effect: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 4.6% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 2.5% Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 3.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 0.0% Burden of Proof: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.4% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 1.7% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst