Speaker summary
54%20 analyzed articles/videos1,076.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sam Altman results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Quote-first Misdirection, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 23.7% saturation with 486 hits. Analysis detected 2,439.775 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,076.667 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.9% and a BS Rank of 4% (27,293 of 28,364 speakers). This Sam Altman is better (less manipulative) than 96.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751003.8% percentile
5.9% BS Score20 analyzed videos1.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 7.6%7.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 4.7%4.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 11.9%11.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 11.7%11.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 9.0%9.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.7%23.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 1.9%1.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 9.5%9.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 3.3%3.3%

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 7.6%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 23.7%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 11.9%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 11.7%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.8%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Speaker 9.6%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 9.5%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.0%, sitewide 0.8%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 6.0%Slippery Slope: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Speaker 4.4%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 0.5%Ad Hominem: Speaker 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Socialism for the elites94%
spiked93%By Joel Kotkin87%7/24/2026, 7:55:10 AM
It’s Official: AI Execs Are Quaking in Their Boots82%
Futurism88%By Victor Tangermann83%7/21/2026, 6:55:13 PM
‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini says we’re headed for universal basic income or ‘some form of socialism’ as AI revolutionizes work—He calls that optimistic67%
Fortune54%By Jason Ma77%7/18/2026, 10:30:44 PM
OpenAI will start notifying parents if their teen has been kicked off of ChatGPT48%
Engadget42%By Mariella Moon44%7/18/2026, 11:00:20 AM
Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out67%
TechCrunch47%By Connie Loizos24%7/18/2026, 4:47:25 AM
OpenAI unveils first hardware device amid Apple trade secret lawsuit84%
The News International0%By Aqsa Qaddus Tahir0%7/16/2026, 12:12:00 PM
OpenAI wants its speaker to feel alive. Apple says it’s a stolen idea68%
Fortune54%By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez55%7/15/2026, 6:48:37 PM
New Anthropic Ad Implies AI Could Kill Us All49%
Futurism88%By Frank Landymore67%7/14/2026, 7:48:13 PM
‘Technofantasy’ or ‘eureka’?: Berkeley’s $3 billion AI mining company42%
The Oaklandside5%By Frances Dinkelspiel0%7/14/2026, 5:14:39 PM
OpenAI's Head Of Safety Is Reportedly Leaving As Part Of Company Reorganization23%
Engadget42%By Jackson Chen43%7/11/2026, 3:39:12 PM