Speaker summary
⁠83%1 analyzed article/video112.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Cloud results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Straw Man, and Burden of Proof, with Tu Quoque as the most egregious example at 56% saturation with 63 hits. Analysis detected 374.625 faulty-reasoning hits from 112.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 37.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠56% (12,536 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Cloud is worse (more manipulative) than 55.80% of the peer group.
Michael Cloud
Speaker details
Total words: 112.5
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

56% percentile
025507510055.8% percentile
37.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos112.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Speaker 56.0%56.0%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 56.0%56.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 56.0%56.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 36.0%36.0%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 28.0%28.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 28.0%28.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 33.0%33.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 22.0%22.0%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 22.0%22.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Tu Quoque: Speaker 56.0%, sitewide 0.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 56.0%, sitewide 1.5%Straw Man: Speaker 56.0%, sitewide 0.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 36.0%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 33.0%, sitewide 8.1%Burden of Proof: Speaker 28.0%, sitewide 0.4%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 28.0%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Speaker 22.0%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 22.0%, sitewide 1.1%Tu QuoqueSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos