Speaker summary
⁠71%2 analyzed articles/videos113.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sal Mercogliano results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Anecdotal, with Pessimism Bias as the most egregious example at 74.2% saturation with 80.524 hits. Analysis detected 271.226 faulty-reasoning hits from 113.333 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 22.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (18,070 of 28,364 speakers). This Sal Mercogliano is better (less manipulative) than 63.70% of the peer group.
Sal Mercogliano
Speaker details
Total words: 113.333
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

36% percentile
025507510036.3% percentile
22.4% BS Score2 analyzed videos113.3 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 74.2%74.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 38.0%38.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 9.8%9.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 20.3%20.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 5.1%5.1%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Speaker 15.4%15.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 12.3%12.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 24.6%24.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 74.2%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 38.0%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 24.6%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Speaker 20.3%, sitewide 5.2%Negativity Bias: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Slippery Slope: Speaker 15.4%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 0.8%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 12.3%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos