Author summary
0% 4 analyzed articles/videos 4,176 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Astead Herndon results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Anecdotal , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 1,688 hits . Analysis detected 15,065 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,704 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 24% (4,746 of 6,170 authors). This Astead Herndon is better (less manipulative) than 76.90% of the peer group. Astead Herndon
Author details
Total words: 16,704
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.1% percentile 1.8% BS Score4 analyzed articles16.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 10.1% 10.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.9% 3.9% 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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.5%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 6.1%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.1% False Dilemma: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst