Author summary
ā 0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,750 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Needham results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Authority , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 13.5% saturation with 945 hits . Analysis detected 3,813 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,000 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ā 22% (5,195 of 6,628 authors). This Alex Needham is better (less manipulative) than 78.40% of the peer group. Alex Needham
Author details
Total words: 7,000
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.6% percentile 1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Author SitewideShared scale 0ā50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.4% 0.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 13.5% 13.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.5% 4.5% 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 1.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Halo Effect: Author 13.5%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.9%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.0% Begging the Question: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst