Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 737 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alastair McCready results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 331 hits . Analysis detected 1,967 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,948 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 44% (3,596 of 6,360 authors). This Alastair McCready is better (less manipulative) than 56.50% of the peer group. Alastair McCready
Author details
Total words: 2,948
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
44% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.5% percentile 2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.9K 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 6.7% 6.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 11.2% 11.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.7% 2.7% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Author 11.2%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst