Speaker summary
57% 3 analyzed articles/videos 418.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Markman results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Authority , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 17.4% saturation with 130 hits . Analysis detected 952.372 faulty-reasoning hits from 418.667 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.3% and a BS Rank of 6% (26,650 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Markman is better (less manipulative) than 94.00% of the peer group. Michael Markman
Speaker details
Total words: 418.667
Article count: 3
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.0% percentile 7.3% BS Score3 analyzed videos418.7 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 5.9% 5.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Speaker 1.7% 1.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Speaker 22.4% 22.4% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Speaker 17.4% 17.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Speaker 17.9% 17.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 13.9% 13.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 9.0% 9.0% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Speaker 6.6% 6.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Speaker 4.3% 4.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Speaker 2.8% 2.8% 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% Framing Effect: Speaker 5.9%, sitewide 26.9% Anecdotal: Speaker 22.4%, sitewide 5.2% Negativity Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 19.2% Hasty Generalization: Speaker 17.9%, sitewide 8.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 17.4%, sitewide 3.3% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.6%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% False Dilemma: Speaker 6.6%, sitewide 1.5% Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 1.7% Recency Bias: Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 2.7% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst