Speaker summary
⁠51%3 analyzed articles/videos216 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mayor Matt Mahan results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Overconfidence Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 26.1% saturation with 60 hits. Analysis detected 378 faulty-reasoning hits from 216 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 13.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (22,847 of 28,364 speakers). This Mayor Matt Mahan is better (less manipulative) than 80.50% of the peer group.
Mayor Matt Mahan
Speaker details
Total words: 216
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

20% percentile
025507510019.5% percentile
13.7% BS Score3 analyzed videos216 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 26.1%26.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 15.7%15.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 10.0%10.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 12.6%12.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 13.9%13.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 22.6%22.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 6.1%6.1%

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%Optimism Bias: Speaker 26.1%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 22.6%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 1.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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