Speaker summary
⁠78%3 analyzed articles/videos374 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Burkhardt results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 70.6% saturation with 264 hits. Analysis detected 723 faulty-reasoning hits from 374 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 14.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (22,091 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Burkhardt is better (less manipulative) than 77.90% of the peer group.
Michael Burkhardt
Speaker details
Total words: 374
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

22% percentile
025507510022.1% percentile
14.9% BS Score3 analyzed videos374 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Speaker 70.6%70.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 41.7%41.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 15.0%15.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 11.8%11.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 4.5%4.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 5.3%5.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 70.6%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 41.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 15.0%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Speaker 11.8%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.5%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos