Matt Cutts wisdom on how to figure out what Algorithm you have been hit with

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Matt Cutts, Google?s head of search spam, answered a question about Google penalties in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to ask:

How can you tell if your site is suffering from an algorithmic penalty, or you are simply being outgunned by better content?
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Matt Cutts Explains How You Can Tell If Your Website Has Been Hit By A Particular Algorithm | Search Engine Journal