Speaker summary
⁠73%2 analyzed articles/videos348.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Rubin results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Negativity Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 30.3% saturation with 107.397 hits. Analysis detected 1,053.766 faulty-reasoning hits from 348.667 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (24,029 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Rubin is better (less manipulative) than 84.70% of the peer group.
Michael Rubin
Speaker details
Total words: 348.667
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

15% percentile
025507510015.3% percentile
11.8% BS Score2 analyzed videos348.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Speaker 25.9%25.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 30.3%30.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 18.1%18.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 20.2%20.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 19.2%19.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 19.4%19.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 9.7%9.7%No True ScotsmanSitewide 0.1%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 10.6%10.6%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 11.2%11.2%

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%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 30.3%, sitewide 8.1%Ad Hominem: Speaker 25.9%, sitewide 2.2%Negativity Bias: Speaker 21.4%, sitewide 19.2%Anecdotal: Speaker 20.2%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 19.4%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 19.2%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 11.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 11.2%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 1.7%No True Scotsman: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 0.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 6.9%Begging the Question: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Speaker 7.4%, sitewide 2.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 6.0%False Dilemma: Speaker 6.7%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 3.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Horn Effect: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 1.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos