Speaker summary
⁠48%1 analyzed article/video368 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Meridan Zerner results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Burden of Proof, and Confirmation Bias, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 28.5% saturation with 173 hits. Analysis detected 677.245 faulty-reasoning hits from 368 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (24,770 of 28,364 speakers). This Meridan Zerner is better (less manipulative) than 87.30% of the peer group.
Meridan Zerner
Speaker details
Total words: 368
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

13% percentile
025507510012.7% percentile
10.6% BS Score1 analyzed videos368 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 28.6%28.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 7.5%7.5%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 16.0%16.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 19.6%19.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 11.9%11.9%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 11.9%11.9%Blind-Spot BiasSitewide 0.2%Speaker 2.5%2.5%

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%Indoctrination: Speaker 28.6%, sitewide 0.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 19.6%, sitewide 6.0%Burden of Proof: Speaker 16.0%, sitewide 0.4%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 0.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Blind-Spot Bias: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 0.2%IndoctrinationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos