Speaker summary
81%6 analyzed articles/videos279 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Dell results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 49.6% saturation with 138.287 hits. Analysis detected 888.373 faulty-reasoning hits from 279 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (23,997 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Dell is better (less manipulative) than 84.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

15% percentile
025507510015.4% percentile
11.8% BS Score6 analyzed videos279 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 49.6%49.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 33.3%33.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 12.1%12.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 19.6%19.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 7.5%7.5%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 9.4%9.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 4.6%4.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 13.1%13.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 9.9%9.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Optimism Bias: Speaker 49.6%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 33.3%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Speaker 22.7%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 19.6%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Speaker 13.1%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Speaker 12.1%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 4.0%Bandwagon: Speaker 9.4%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 7.5%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 5.4%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 5.7%, sitewide 3.7%Begging the Question: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 0.5%Primacy Effect: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 0.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 4.6%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate