Speaker summary
56% 1 analyzed article/video 156 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mike Howell results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 36.2% saturation with 84 hits . Analysis detected 549.431 faulty-reasoning hits from 156 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 20.3% and a BS Rank of 33% (19,117 of 28,364 speakers). This Mike Howell is better (less manipulative) than 67.40% of the peer group. Mike Howell
Speaker details
Total words: 156
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed speakers
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 32.6% percentile 20.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos156 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Speaker SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Speaker 44.6% 44.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Speaker 36.2% 36.2% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Speaker 19.6% 19.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Speaker 21.3% 21.3% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Speaker 18.1% 18.1% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Speaker 18.1% 18.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Speaker 31.9% 31.9% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Speaker 18.1% 18.1% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Speaker 13.8% 13.8% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Speaker 18.1% 18.1% 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% Optimism Bias: Speaker 44.6%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Speaker 36.2%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 31.9%, sitewide 15.9% Framing Effect: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 26.9% Anchoring Bias: Speaker 21.3%, sitewide 4.0% Begging the Question: Speaker 19.6%, sitewide 1.7% Pessimism Bias: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 1.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 1.4% Recency Bias: Speaker 18.1%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Speaker 13.8%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 3.3% Anecdotal: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide rate Speaker rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst