Speaker summary
⁠51%1 analyzed article/video247.5 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Safranek results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Overconfidence Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 20.5% saturation with 71 hits. Analysis detected 443.632 faulty-reasoning hits from 247.5 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (27,062 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Safranek is better (less manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group.
Michael Safranek
Speaker details
Total words: 247.5
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

5% percentile
02550751004.6% percentile
6.4% BS Score1 analyzed videos247.5 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.6%11.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Speaker 7.2%7.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 1.3%1.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 20.5%20.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.2%3.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 0.6%0.6%

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 20.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.6%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 2.7%Special Pleading: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 0.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.3%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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