Speaker summary
57%3 analyzed articles/videos418.667 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
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

6% percentile
02550751006.0% percentile
7.3% BS Score3 analyzed videos418.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 1.7%1.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 22.4%22.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 17.4%17.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 17.9%17.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 9.0%9.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 6.6%6.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 4.3%4.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 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 EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate