Speaker summary
52%5 analyzed articles/videos396 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
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

2% percentile
02550751001.8% percentile
4.4% BS Score5 analyzed videos396 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.4%2.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 5.0%5.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 3.5%3.5%Burden of ProofSitewide 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 EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate