Speaker summary
73%7 analyzed articles/videos905.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Wolff results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Burden of Proof, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 30% saturation with 330.976 hits. Analysis detected 3,108.086 faulty-reasoning hits from 905.333 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.7% and a BS Rank of 7% (26,463 of 28,364 speakers). This Michael Wolff is better (less manipulative) than 93.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

7% percentile
02550751006.7% percentile
7.7% BS Score7 analyzed videos905.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 29.0%29.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 10.2%10.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 29.9%29.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 11.4%11.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 21.3%21.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 8.3%8.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 12.8%12.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 6.8%6.8%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Speaker 8.8%8.8%

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%Negativity Bias: Speaker 29.9%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 29.0%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 10.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 8.3%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 12.9%, sitewide 7.5%Burden of Proof: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 0.4%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 11.4%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.1%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Bandwagon: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 8.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 7.2%, sitewide 1.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 6.8%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Speaker 6.0%, sitewide 2.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 1.9%Horn Effect: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 1.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate