Speaker summary
⁠69%1 analyzed article/video862.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thomas Psaltis results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Recency Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 14.3% saturation with 185 hits. Analysis detected 1,648.25 faulty-reasoning hits from 862.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (27,290 of 28,364 speakers). This Thomas Psaltis is better (less manipulative) than 96.20% of the peer group.
Thomas Psaltis
Speaker details
Total words: 862.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

4% percentile
02550751003.8% percentile
5.9% BS Score1 analyzed videos862.7 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 8.5%8.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 18.4%18.4%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Speaker 13.3%13.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 14.3%14.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 9.9%9.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Speaker 9.7%9.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Speaker 5.8%5.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 2.5%2.5%

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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Speaker 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Speaker 18.4%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 12.8%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 14.3%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Speaker 9.7%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 8.7%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Speaker 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Loss Aversion: Speaker 6.1%, sitewide 2.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Bandwagon: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 0.9%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 3.7%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 3.4%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Speaker 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate

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