Speaker summary
⁠67%1 analyzed article/video100 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Seth Goldstein results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Hindsight Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 30.7% saturation with 46 hits. Analysis detected 284 faulty-reasoning hits from 100 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 21% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (18,782 of 28,364 speakers). This Seth Goldstein is better (less manipulative) than 66.20% of the peer group.
Seth Goldstein
Speaker details
Total words: 100
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

34% percentile
025507510033.8% percentile
21.0% BS Score1 analyzed videos100 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 41.3%41.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 30.7%30.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 30.7%30.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 18.7%18.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 20.7%20.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 18.7%18.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 20.7%20.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Speaker 10.0%10.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Speaker 8.7%8.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 10.0%10.0%

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%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 41.3%, sitewide 1.4%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 30.7%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 30.7%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Speaker 20.7%, sitewide 6.0%Recency Bias: Speaker 20.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 18.7%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 18.7%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 10.0%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos