Author summary
18% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,936 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Adam Aaronson results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Optimism Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 1,603 hits . Analysis detected 12,929 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,293 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 16% (5,579 of 6,628 authors). This Adam Aaronson is better (less manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group. Adam Aaronson
Author details
Total words: 19,293
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.8% percentile 1.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles19.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.2% 4.2% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 8.3% 8.3% 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: Author 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.3%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst