Speaker summary
⁠40%1 analyzed article/video2,165.333 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sam Kean results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Optimism Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 198 hits. Analysis detected 2,074 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,165.333 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠1% (28,287 of 28,364 speakers). This Sam Kean is better (less manipulative) than 99.70% of the peer group.
Sam Kean
Speaker ranking list
Speaker details
Total words: 2,165.333
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

0% percentile
02550751000.3% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed videos2.2K 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 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Speaker 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.3%2.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Speaker 4.2%4.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 4.7%4.7%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Speaker 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Actor-Observer Bias: Speaker 2.6%, sitewide 0.6%Bandwagon: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Nature: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos