Speaker summary
⁠30%1 analyzed article/video46.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Leiters results contain 7 faulty reasoning types, including Recency Bias, Unattributed Quote, and Begging the Question, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 34.3% saturation with 24 hits. Analysis detected 116 faulty-reasoning hits from 46.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 23.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (17,552 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Leiters is better (less manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group.
Michael Leiters
Speaker details
Total words: 46.667
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

38% percentile
025507510038.1% percentile
23.7% BS Score1 analyzed videos46.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 34.3%34.3%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 34.3%34.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 34.3%34.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 15.7%15.7%

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%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 34.3%, sitewide 11.1%Recency Bias: Speaker 34.3%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 34.3%, sitewide 1.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos