Speaker summary
83%1 analyzed article/video140.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Coulter results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Politically Right Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 45.5% saturation with 60.515 hits. Analysis detected 378.791 faulty-reasoning hits from 140.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 24.4% and a BS Rank of 40% (17,236 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Coulter is better (less manipulative) than 60.80% of the peer group.
Michael Coulter
Speaker details
Total words: 140.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

39% percentile
025507510039.2% percentile
24.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos140.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 45.5%45.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 37.4%37.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 21.8%21.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 23.8%23.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 26.7%26.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 21.1%21.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 17.3%17.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 14.1%14.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 24.4%24.4%

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%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 45.5%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Speaker 37.4%, sitewide 6.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 21.8%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 26.7%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.4%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 23.8%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 21.8%, sitewide 3.7%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 21.1%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 17.3%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 14.1%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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