Mike Duff

Mike Duff is a Senior European Correspondent for Car and Driver. He lives in Britain but reports from across Europe. He has previously held staff roles on U.K. titles including CAR, Autocar, and evo. His own automotive tastes tend toward the Germanic as he owns both a troublesome 987-generation Porsche Cayman S and a Mercedes 190E 2.5-16. Despite his preference for German cars, Duff's reporting is generally unbiased and fair. However, in the article provided there are instances of subtle bias towards German brands as well as deception regarding the horsepower output of the new Vantage.

Biography:  https://www.caranddriver.com/author/2812/mike-duff/

76%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear preference for German cars as evidenced by their ownership of both a Porsche Cayman S and a Mercedes 190E 2.5-16.
  • The language used in the article contains subtle biases such as referring to the outgoing Vantage as 'handsome'.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has a potential conflict of interest as they own a Porsche Cayman S and may be biased towards the brand.
  • The author's previous employment at U.K. titles such as CAR, Autocar, and evo could also potentially influence their reporting.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The author claims that the new Vantage has a huge power increase of 656 horsepower and output that sees it leapfrogging rivals such as the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Mercedes-AMG GT63. However, this is not entirely accurate as while there was an increase in power from the previous model, it did not actually surpass its competitors in terms of horsepower output.
  • The author states that the new Vantage has a maximum output of 656 horsepower. This statement is misleading as it implies that this is the highest possible output for this car when in fact there are other models with higher outputs available.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The author's use of language such as 'handsome beast' to describe the outgoing Vantage is an attempt to sway the reader's opinion.
  • The author uses deception by implying that the new Vantage has a higher horsepower output than its competitors.

Recent Articles

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