Speaker summary
⁠34%1 analyzed article/video266 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Weisser results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Fundamental Attribution Error, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 86 hits. Analysis detected 490.149 faulty-reasoning hits from 266 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (25,967 of 26,730 speakers). This Michael Weisser is better (less manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group.
Michael Weisser
Speaker details
Total words: 266
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751002.9% percentile
5.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos266 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 14.7%14.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 12.7%12.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.8%2.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 11.3%11.3%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Speaker 8.2%8.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 3.1%3.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 2.9%2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 5.6%5.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Speaker 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 11.3%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 8.2%, sitewide 2.7%Halo Effect: Speaker 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 5.6%, sitewide 3.3%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 3.2%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%No True Scotsman: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 0.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Sunk Cost Effect: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 0.3%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos