Author summary
59% 1 analyzed article/video 2,174 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alan Macleod results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.2% saturation with 1,498 hits . Analysis detected 8,339 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,696 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 62% (3,181 of 8,233 authors). This Alan Macleod is worse (more manipulative) than 61.40% of the peer group. Alan Macleod
Author details
Total words: 8,696
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
61% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 61.4% percentile 2.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.5% 6.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 17.2% 17.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.7% 10.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.7%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Horn Effect: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.0% Begging the Question: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Burden of Proof: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.4% Genetic Fallacy: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.4% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst