Author summary
76% 14 analyzed articles/videos 7,116 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Croft results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 4,866 hits . Analysis detected 36,396 faulty-reasoning hits from 37,989 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 31% (4,435 of 6,359 authors). This Alex Croft is better (less manipulative) than 69.70% of the peer group. Alex Croft
Author details
Total words: 37,989
Article count: 14
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.3% percentile 2.0% BS Score14 analyzed articles38K 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 11.6% 11.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.8% 12.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.4% 2.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% 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 11.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.4%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst