Author summary
56% 1 analyzed article/video 1,258 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alan Berube results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Negativity Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 249 hits . Analysis detected 2,454 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,774 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 37% (4,205 of 6,628 authors). This Alan Berube is better (less manipulative) than 63.40% of the peer group. Alan Berube
Author details
Total words: 3,774
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
37% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 36.6% percentile 2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 5.5% 5.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.0% 3.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 5.3% 5.3% 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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.1%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst